The essence of Tango Argentino

A workshop w/e just for DF ATers would be a great idea, if we all could agree on who would teach, and what.
 
Mario7 said:
yes, you are right...the truth is I don't remember declining before dancing one dance. I just wish I did.:bkick:
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Mario huns...there are many reasons why a follower would immediately go into open-embrace other than the tango. It's far easier to do that than say, have the leader disappear into the floor after having been told no. Reason: because you stink. Heh-heh-heh. :rolleyes:
 
Angel said:
most importantly, be true to one's self (this is to say to be honest in your own knowledge. It is ok to not know something. Many consider this to be a better place than to already know, for if one does not know, then one is open to learn, gain, experience, and grow.
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Very true.

But I would also argue that there is nothing wrong with having an understanding appropriate to your level and believing in it (so long as there is the acknowlegment that you're on a journey of sorts). I would say that a beginner might have an idea of how they understand, say, how to walk...more advanced dancers can disagree, and tell that person they are wrong, and the person in question may (probably will) change their opinion over time. But that doesn't necessarily mean that they are incorrect in their thinking at the time...merely that for them, at their level, it is what is true for them.

Then again...people can be completely and totally off base, too. ;)
 
Angel HI said:
Perhaps, not fun, but, yes, interesting. ...a person might be a great teacher but can not dance...
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OK, I'll bite. How can a Tango teacher who cannot dance (barring injury and such exceptiions) be a great Tango teacher????????? :confused:
...if anyone can give a believable defense of this one, I will surrender and you win! :bkick:
 
Mario7 said:
OK, I'll bite. How can a Tango teacher who cannot dance (barring injury and such exceptiions) be a great Tango teacher????????? :confused:
...if anyone can give a believable defense of this one, I will surrender and you win! :bkick:
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I think this has been partially answered, by extrapolation, by Zoopsia's post concerning the figure skaters who could not skate well, but managed to train world class skaters.

Do you not think that something similar is possible in the field of dance?
 
Mario7 said:
OK, I'll bite. How can a Tango teacher who cannot dance (barring injury and such exceptiions) be a great Tango teacher????????? :confused:
...if anyone can give a believable defense of this one, I will surrender and you win! :bkick:
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I would imagine it's the same way that many great coaches in sports were not great players. Bill Belichick, head coach of the Patriots, is one who comes to mind.
 
Oh..OK, I get it. Yes, the father of the Williams sisters is another great example.
However, I really don't believe that it can happen in the dance as what you see and what is happening is not the same thing. OK..if Tango was a sport, and someone decided to train their two daughters to be world champs...and he/she had some personal brilliance about 'learning' and 'teaching' ..sure, I will agree that it can be done. But this doesn't happen in Tango. ..and this is exactly what I meant about
"Now I know how many Angels can dance on the head of a pin"...it's all useless information.
 
Mario7 said:
However, I really don't believe that it can happen in the dance as what you see and what is happening is not the same thing. OK..if Tango was a sport, and someone decided to train their two daughters to be world champs...and he/she had some personal brilliance about 'learning' and 'teaching' ..sure, I will agree that it can be done. But this doesn't happen in Tango. ..
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I'm not quite following you there - can you give an example of something concrete that does not happen in tango.

I think it is feasible that someone who cannot dance particularly well themselves due to physical limitations or whatever, might still be able to visualise brilliantly and foster their vision in someone who is physically well-adapted for the task.

One difference that occurs to me is that in the arena of sport all that is necessary is to beat the opposition according to a clear set of criteria. Tango is much more complicated than that - there is no clear definition of "brilliance".
 
opendoor said:
still remember when I arrived here, Peaches really gave me a piece of mind...

http://www.dance-forums.com/showthread.php?p=583832#post583832

But I think I´m older now :) , and I dont want to miss these corrections any more!
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Oh, christ! I see I have created a reputation for myself. :rolleyes:;)

Heh. Reading back over that thread, I'd have said I was being nice and friendly. Shows how much more crotchety I've become...

ETA: Err...belated apologies OD.
 
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