“If you are going to breed a new "critter", by crossing an existing critter with different critters, then by all means you have every right to do it, so go ahead and do it. But please give this new critter a new name, so that people know that it is different from the original critter that you used as a base for breeding”.
I like how you talk about breeding to get new critters and its true but there is another parallel you can draw to tango. You should only “breed” animals for one reason and that is to improve the breed. The majority of breeders are in it only for the money so get a few dogs start breeding and presto you start a “puppy mill” If you look at the German Shepherd today they are plagued with hip and bone problems because of back yard breeders and puppy mills. Tango is becoming a community of “tango mills” You can learn to tango in three easy lessons or from videos or self appointed “teachers” and before you know it you can hang out a shingle and start teaching too. So what’s the tango community breeding? More bad dancers but that’s okay because soon all those bad dancers will be teaching so how sad it is that? Evolution isn’t a ladder it’s a tree with many branches some strong and some weak hopefully traditional tango will survive the new branches that are starting to sprout. David In a message dated 4/14/2011 3:04:36 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Bob from SF wrote:"There is nothing wrong with honoring tango's past but not at the expense of destroying its future." If you are going to breed a new "critter", by crossing an existing critter with different critters, then by all means you have every right to do it, so go ahead and do it. But please give this new critter a new name, so that people know that it is different from the original critter that you used as a base for breeding. In the scientific realm: When people developed the Thorobred horse, the breeders used three foundational Arabian studs crossed with mares from various breeds. The breeders did NOT continue to call the resulting critter an Arabian horse. The breeders gave it the new name "Thorobred". (this is not a story that I made up just to make my point. Check out the development of the Thorobred horse at your library). They were proud of the results of their breeding efforts. They were deliberate and focused. They were not "backyard breeders" who bred their mares to any male that they could get for a free stud fee, just because they wanted "another Sally" in their pasture. In the horse world, especally in Europe, people can tell you the lineage of their horses as easily and as proudly as you can name your grandparents and where they came from. They don't understand the profusion of "backyard breeders" of horses in the states who don't know the lineage of their "Sally". So...give your new dance a new name and quit bugging the rest of us who are putting our money (and time) where our mouths are to seriously "honor tango's past". But hey, it's just my opinion. We just hosted Alberto Dassieu, who has danced tango for 60 years, since he was 14.He lived through the "dark years" when there were only 40 people left dancing the tango, and he can name them all. Joanne Pogros Tango Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio _______________________________________________ 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
