MadamSamba
06-19-2004, 05:33 AM
Had an interesting experience last night. I attended a place with a friend, intending to sit out and watch until my lesson. It was "advanced" tango and I was told it was only for people with two or more years experience.
I'm nowhere near that experienced so I was ready to sit out and watch, but I noticed several students who attended were beginners to intermediate dancers and because the class was mainly technique, they coped perfectly, as would I have, had I joined in.
It got me thinking, how do you define an "advanced" dancer. It's certainly not quantifiable in years (I know plenty of tango dancers who have much more experience than myself/others in my class and they're not necessarily brilliant dancers). To me it's someone who knows the dance and can dance with just about anybody, not necessarily someone who's danced for years or can do flashy moves.
I'm nowhere near that experienced so I was ready to sit out and watch, but I noticed several students who attended were beginners to intermediate dancers and because the class was mainly technique, they coped perfectly, as would I have, had I joined in.
It got me thinking, how do you define an "advanced" dancer. It's certainly not quantifiable in years (I know plenty of tango dancers who have much more experience than myself/others in my class and they're not necessarily brilliant dancers). To me it's someone who knows the dance and can dance with just about anybody, not necessarily someone who's danced for years or can do flashy moves.