Can I put it this way: a cup of tea and a cup of coffee are both fundamentally a cup of water with a small amount of flavouring. No amount of blustering will convince me that they're fundamentally one and the same and to shut up about espousing my preference for one or the other. To me they are worlds apart and I perceive traditional and modern tango in a similar vein. Even with an ever increasing number of flavours being introduced into the cup of water, my preference and taste for coffee wouldn't be diminished. I believe likewise in tango. Since joining this list some 4 years ago, traditionalists have battled to resist the direction of enforced tango evolution. The evolutionists claiming their concept of tango to be evolutionary. Some in this category I believe confuse evolution and mutation. Mutation can be a good thing. But it shouldn't be smoothed over by tagging it evolution. And to attempt to stifle the conflict of these two concepts by a simplistic "shut up and dance" is insulting to the advocates of both pro and con. This list at its best provides a democratic forum to voice opinions on deeply felt issues about tango. Whilst often tedious to the extreme, tolerating opposing visions, I believe, is a sign of a healthy and evolving tango community.
PS. "Blowing out someone elses candle does not make yours burn brighter" maybe not, but in a very closed environment it alows it to burn longer. Anton -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of meaning of life Sent: Saturday, 25 December 2010 11:37 AM To: [email protected]; tango list Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Type A Tango "Blowing out someone elses candle does not make yours burn brighter" do some of you people really think that you, and you alone, hold the single key to the "ark of tango". know what happens to false prophets? and pretenders to the "throne"? people, we are talking about a street dance with multiple contributions to its' heritage. no one can know "the truth". you can only say "this is what i was taught", or "this is what i saw on this day and time, at this place". you can not speak authoritatively about that for which no "truth" exists. i don't think ballet dancers are as judgemental as some of you people are, and there are "real truths" about formal ballet. in ballet, there are books, standards, accredation, and definable lineage. in tango, there are no such things. sheesh. put your keyboards away, climb out of your mothers basements, and SHUT UP AND DANCE The Tangonista Sponsered by P.E.T.A. (People Expressing Tango Attitude) NOTICE - no cats were injured in the making of our music _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
