Years ago I asked my Argentine tango teachers how they felt about social dancing. They said it was very important not to show off by doing too much or they might offend. On the other hand if they danced too reserved onlookers might think they were uninteresting and wouldn’t want to take lessons from them. I’ve seen many top quality teachers both in the US and Argentina sit all night at milongas and never get up and dance. Just last night one of the best joined us and never danced. He said after teaching all day he enjoys sitting and watching everyone having fun. I’ve also noticed that in BA a lot of the top instructors would wait until most of the crowd has gone home before dancing. The sad truth is a lot of good teachers along with the wannabe second rate so called teachers are so ego driven they can’t resist showing off and are too stupid to realize they upset the floor. David
In a message dated 1/22/2011 2:01:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi, Anton wrote >I have found it interesting, the apparent difference in attitude at > milongas, between celebrity tango dancers in Buenos Aires and celebrity > tango dancers in the US and other parts of the world. > My observations suggest that in Buenos Aires they blend in with other > social > dancers, whereas in other countries, they try to stand out. Maybe in BA > they > don't like show-offs. my experience is that the celebrity tango dancers in Buenos Aires ha started in the social environment (the first exhibitions they did in milongas like sunderland, maipu ecc. Their first tecnique was who to dance the social dance (milonguero apilado style), only later they started to dance for the stage. Patricia Muller _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
