@Tom So what planet are you from? Here are two videos out of thousands showing classes without music with men and women separated. I fell sorry for students that pay good money for substandard instruction from second-rate teachers.
Oscar Casas teaching a class without music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcighNLXUao Tango Class with Miriam Larici y Leonardo Barrionuevo No music and notice the men and women are on different sides of the room http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9iO5C7viBQ @ David > Unless you’re from another planet every one of you have had a tango > lesson > group or private > First the instructors will dance the figure their going to teach > Now the men and women get split up usually facing each other from > across > the room > WITHOUT MUSIC the instructors will walk through the figure for both > the > men and the women In planet Denver, I have never seen this instructional method, and in 15 years have never used this method. Okay, to be honest there are a couple of specific figures that need different explanations for men and women, which are easier to manage by separating the couple for a moment, but not at the beginning level. In general, tango requires intense lead-follow skills so there is no value in separating the partners. I have heard this is common in ballroom, but I don't have direct experience there. Tom Stermitz c: 303-725-5963 http://www.tango.org Denver, CO 80207 _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
