I like a quote attributed to Clay: "There's more than enough to go around."
In other words, tango communities are not a zero sum game. There is ALWAYS a new angle, a different venue or an audience nobody else is reaching: high school, prisons!, gays. My quote (I don't know whether I invented it): "Nobody is at their best when they are insecure.: People do all kinds of wierd, anxious, even self-destructive things when they don't trust their own competence. Really, if you are all that good, than you are going to succeed, even if "they" get in your way. On Apr 29, 2008, at 11:38 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thank you, Ron, for the nice words about Portland in your recent > post about > communities. We were extremely fortunate to have Clay Nelson as > our original > resident teacher and primary organizer in the mid-90's. His "If > it's good > for tango, it'll be good for the community" approach has remained a > significant factor in sustaining Portland's positive attitude > toward, and acceptance > of, multiple styles of dancing and teaching. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
