Martin, It sounds like we followed the same route in our tango. Whenever I get back fom BsAs, the first thing people say is "Let's see your new stuff." Well, I'm sorry but there is no 'new stuff'. In BsAs I take a lot of privates with my milonguera teacher and we work on the basics. If anything, my dance becomes simpler while I'm away.
I'm sure many people wonder why I bother to go each year when I could stay home and learn lots of 'new stuff' from the traveling Salon performers/teachers. But, the fact is, I no longer have interest in what those teachers teach. And, yes, it's natural that cliques are formed by people who attend the same workshops with visiting teachers. Jack ----- Original Message ---- > From: "Nussbaum, Martin" [email protected] >They didnt see me doing any fad or fancy movement in the tanda. No > attention grabbing open embrace jet down the lane motions that their > friends gush over in rapt admiration. I confess, i used to be guilty of > the gymnastics myself, but I've come to realize that's not the real > fulfillment of tango, there is no subtlety or emotion to it, and when i > watch it done, usually poorly, i am bored to tears, so my dance these > days is much simpler and quieter. > _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
