On 5/19/15 5:56 PM, Steve Littler wrote: > It is a problem in all communities because most classes teach steps > choreography and take a long time to master. But our most popular > classes are musicality because it raises the level of the dancers so > quickly. > > El Stevito de Gainesville But I should also like to add in defense of men in general, most women at the milonga don't really even walk very well or have a good connection, consequently they don't receive or respond to the signal when men do/try to dance musically.
So when you see a couple that looks nice dancing with the music, it's BOTH of them together making it happen. So another question would be: why don't more women learn to walk or connect better? (My answer is that it is hard to learn, takes a lot of time and self practice, requires lots of expensive private lessons with a good teacher and detailed feedback and corrections, and lots of time practicing at real pracitcas with good leaders giving lots of insightful feedback. What get's in the way of this: lack of time, money and bad feedback from leaders who think they know a lot but don't really or who are arrogant and insulting or give poor feedback. So when you see a woman who dances very well, it is the exception rather than the rule. And the same can be said for the men. Which begs another question: how to lessen the time and expense on the road to becoming a good dancer?) El Stevito de Gainesville _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l