Mario: Tango is filled with nuances. I don't see nuances in videos. You can question teachers but you can't question a video. There were plenty of times during my private lessons when my teacher didn't follow my lead. Well, he did follow my lead BUT my lead wasn't what I intended. I had to stop and really think and feel my intention.
The true test of a man's skill is NOT his self-evaluation, but the evaluation from his partners. Women have subtle ways of expressing their opinion in their embrace. Michael I danced Argentine Tango --with the Argentines ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mario" <[email protected]> Subject: [Tango-L] Learning from You Tube Now that I have been dancing for 3 1/2 years I can say with confidence that YES one can learn from Utube. Not without qualification however. At first seeing such a great resource I couldn't understand why sooo many were warning NOT to study the dancing on these videos ...I suspected that most of the warnings were from teachers who wanted to preserver their status and business..and to an extent this was true. Now, I can say again honestly that it has taken me three years to understand that there is much more than what first meets the eye..in order to really appreciate what I was/am seeing. However, I am VERY grateful to have had and still have this magnificent resource to learn from. I can't advise a newcomer how to use this resourse except to say ..YES, keep looking and feeling and observing and experiencing in your own dancing in the social dance...that which you observe in the social dance videos... this is in the video but only seen by someone who has accumulated the necessary wins and defeats to be able to appreciate what he/she is seeing... don't give up! . the videos show this but it takes time to see/experience it. adelante! _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
