THE most important thing to keep in mind imo, is the LINE OF DANCE and if any > ’style’ ignores the line of dance, then it is doing damage to the social dance > the Milonga. To paraphrase another saying with which I only partially agree: styles don't ignore the line of dance (and the ronda, as it's perfectly possible to be a nuisance while sticking to the line of dance). Dancers do.
Yes and No…. Any dancer can slow up or stop the line of dance regardless of what style he’s dancing however some styles are danced to specifically disrupt the line of dance. As a social dancer I try to always respect the line of dance but most of the time when others are slowing or stopping the line of dance completely you are forced to break the codes yourself and dance around the person causing the problem . There are the beginners who haven’t been taught the line of dance yet… ..them I forgive Then you have the novice that has been taught and is trying so hard but just hasn’t developed the skills yet to respect the line of dance…them I tolerate. Last you have what I call the idiots this is a very large group made up of good dancers bad dancers so called teachers foreign and domestic. Some have been dancing for months some for years but the common denominator they share is a total disregard for the line of dance. This group seems to be dancing for attention or to show the woman how skilled he is. This group also teaches on the dance floor and just can’t shut up and dance. How many of you reading this post fit into this group? Stop and think about what you’re doing and how it affects others. Try to be more respectful and everyone including you will have a better tango. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
