"Figures of Argentine Tango" page
- Thread starter Dave Bailey
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Are you implying that we are not?
Uh-Oh. What happened?
sixela
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Sorry for not using irony tags; I thought that was pretty obvious.
Dance-expert
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I think this is long over due and a great tribute to Argentine Tango from some very great instructors- Homer and Christine Ladas.
Dance-expert
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Someone once asked a native born Argentine instructor how many steps are there in beginning Argentine tango? The answer he gave was over 300 different steps.
So much for step patterns- the important thing in A. tango is- the elements that can be used with different movements: forward, back, side, in place, etc. The elements are the key to advancing your dancing, otherwise you will become pattern happy and forget most of those anyway and alot of instructors are more than happy to give you more different patterns. Most students become pattern happy and their dancing doesn't progress much from year to year in A. tango. Unlike ballroom dancing, this type of dancing is not the traditional Ballroom type or style; it is a specialty dance all its own.
So much for step patterns- the important thing in A. tango is- the elements that can be used with different movements: forward, back, side, in place, etc. The elements are the key to advancing your dancing, otherwise you will become pattern happy and forget most of those anyway and alot of instructors are more than happy to give you more different patterns. Most students become pattern happy and their dancing doesn't progress much from year to year in A. tango. Unlike ballroom dancing, this type of dancing is not the traditional Ballroom type or style; it is a specialty dance all its own.
Danel Bastone once told me that some students would ask him to teach steps that he didn't even know. His students knew more steps than he did.
And 300? That's just BS.
Dave Bailey
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Do you know which instructor this was?
opendoor
Forum Master
I totally agree with you in labelling him as an instructor.
Never heard of this Daniel before, but concerning his answer he might have the ability to be a teacher.
How do you define the difference?
opendoor
Forum Master
-A teacher has found his own personal approach to the matter, whereas an instructor simply echos someone else experiences.
-A teacher is kind of a coach that guides you along your own individual way. An instructor looks for you during classes and lessons.
-A teacher is found by the student. With the instructor it is the other way round.
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-A teacher is kind of a coach that guides you along your own individual way. An instructor looks for you during classes and lessons.
-A teacher is found by the student. With the instructor it is the other way round.
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Dance-expert
New Member
Unfortunately, the word teacher was not used years ago. All instructors were called instructors. A teacher implies having a degree which most dance teachers do not possess. And if you want to be really correct about it today- than start calling them "dance coaches".
By the way are those so called dance teachers you are talking about have a dance degree as in BSA from a recognized university???
By the way are those so called dance teachers you are talking about have a dance degree as in BSA from a recognized university???
"A street dancer is a dancer who would not be caught dead as a student or teacher in a dance school." Craig Hutchinson 1988
"This book contains the results of his research and his many years of experience as a dance teacher." intro to Alma Heaton's "Ballroom Dance Rhythms" 1964
I was a Tap & Jazz teacher & performer.
Skippy Blair personal communication 2009
"This book contains the results of his research and his many years of experience as a dance teacher." intro to Alma Heaton's "Ballroom Dance Rhythms" 1964
I was a Tap & Jazz teacher & performer.
Skippy Blair personal communication 2009