Fibonacci

[bordertangoman]

How about: "How to dance the cross with a Post-Modernism's influence" ?*

*Postmodernism is a movement away from the viewpoint of modernism. More specifically it is a tendency in contemporary culture characterized by the problem of objective truth and inherent suspicion towards global cultural narrative or meta-narrative. It involves the belief that many, if not all, apparent realities are only social constructs, as they are subject to change inherent to time and place. It emphasizes the role of language, power relations, and motivations; in particular it attacks the use of sharp classifications such as male versus female, straight versus gay, white versus black, and imperial versus colonial. Rather, it holds realities to be plural and relative, and dependent on who the interested parties are and what their interests consist in. It attempts to problematise modernist overconfidence, by drawing into sharp contrast the difference between how confident speakers are of their positions versus how confident they need to be to serve their supposed purposes. Postmodernism has influenced many cultural fields, including literary criticism, sociology, linguistics, architecture, visual arts, and music.

 

[newbie]

Murat gives a killer seminar on visualizing musicality.

Yep, the one labelled Introduction to a dual chromatic/diatonic objectivization applied to meta-lethal sequences paradigm.

 

[AndaBien]

Then again, maybe the teachers are just having a laugh at their students who spend too much time focusing on titles of workshops.

 

[dchester]

Then again, maybe the teachers are just having a laugh at their students who spend too much time focusing on titles of workshops.

I actually don't see anything wrong with wanting to know the topic of a class before taking it.

 

[AndaBien]

I actually don't see anything wrong with wanting to know the topic of a class before taking it.

I think it's a very good idea.

 

[chanchan]

I actually don't see anything wrong with wanting to know the topic of a class before taking it.

If you decide to attend a workshop, it should be because you like the teachers, and not because you lack that specific step in your collection...

They will transmit you their technique and their way to feel the tango, no matter if the topic is a back sacada or a giro. Later, you will be able to apply the same principles to any step that you like.

Once you know that the topic of the class in argentine tango it can be enough.

 

[Dave Bailey]

If you decide to attend a workshop, it should be because you like the teachers, and not because you lack that specific step in your collection...

I'd be very unlikely to attend a workshop based on it teaching a step.

Whilst, yes, I'd attend a workshop based on my opinion of the teachers (or a recommendation from a trusted source), I'd also want to know what the workshop is about.

Ideally, I'd want a decent description of the workshop topics, structure, and level.

For example...

 

[dchester]

If you decide to attend a workshop, it should be because you like the teachers, and not because you lack that specific step in your collection...

They will transmit you their technique and their way to feel the tango, no matter if the topic is a back sacada or a giro. Later, you will be able to apply the same principles to any step that you like.

Once you know that the topic of the class in argentine tango it can be enough.

I disagree. If the class is on back sacadas and I don't want to do back sacadas, I don't care who the teacher is. I'm not taking the class.

If I want to learn some type of giro variation and a teacher is offering a class on what I want to learn, I will take their class (unless I know that I do not like them or their teaching ability). If I've never had a class from them, and it's a topic I'm interested in, I will give them a try.

YMMV

 

[chanchan]

Ideally, I'd want a decent description of the workshop topics, structure, and level.

For example...

I admit that a whole page describing their method can be someway useful, especially if you don't know those teacher, but we are talking about the titles of the lessons: musicality, expression, and possibly some fun is what I expect from any workshop... is it really a big information?

 

[Dave Bailey]

musicality, expression, and possibly some fun is what I expect from any workshop.

What is this "fun" of which you speak?

 

[chanchan]

I disagree. If the class is on back sacadas and I don't want to do back sacadas, I don't care who the teacher is. I'm not taking the class.

I hope that class is not "on back sacadas". The class in on tango, and back sacada or giro are just means to teach their approach to tango.

 

[dchester]

I hope that class is not "on back sacadas". The class in on tango, and back sacada or giro are just means to teach their approach to tango.

Believe it or not, an awful lot of classes are on a specific aspect of tango, or even a specific type of move in tango. Not every class is on the instructor's approach to tango.

FWIW, if I wanted to learn about a specific move, I'd be more inclined to take a class on that specific move, rather than a class on the teachers approach to tango. Maybe I'm unusual, but that has been my approach.

 

[ant]

If you decide to attend a workshop, it should be because you like the teachers, and not because you lack that specific step in your collection...

Would it not be unreasonable to know who the teacher is and what the subject matter of the class will be?

 

[chanchan]

What is this "fun" of which you speak?

Trying new positions... transgressive fantasies...
...soltadas!

 

[salthepal]

Yep, the one labelled Introduction to a dual chromatic/diatonic objectivization applied to meta-lethal sequences paradigm.

In all seriousness, that musicality presentation is really good. Maybe I was just impressed with the concept of painting a song. Take a look.

muratandmichelle . com / LECTURE / LECTURE/ Home . html

edit: just to clarify, what I'm talking about is not a tango workshop per se; it's a lecture, accompanied with music and videos.