[Tango-L] Fwd: Dancer Profile in Buenos Aires

[Christopher L. Everett]

L wrote:
> Thought I'd put in my two cents:
> <snipped>
>   
Heck, as long as we're on this topic, allow me to plug Deby Novitz.  I'm
wrapping up 8 weeks in BA Thursday, and her help and guidance has been
invaluable.

Through her, I've met not just milongueros, but have been exposed to
a large slice of BA life.  I take the bus around town, buy food at the 
local
fruiteria and paneteria, knowof several good parillas, and have several
good friends locally.  Not to mention the fact that she knows the shopping
here really well.

Firstimers in BA most likely end up wasting 2/3rds of their time without
this sort of help.  I'm glad I didn't go haring off taking series of 
expensive
group classes from name brand instructors, or run around taking two
classes a day from whoever.  Instead, I got about 30 private lessons with
a tippy-top-notch teacher, got my fundamentals more or less in order,
learned a few new things to fill in the holes in my dance, and now I have
something I can be proud of.
> Off the subject to El Bandido de Tango, who wrote: "Watch them dance  
> then dance with them for your own evaluation."  It's been my  
> experience the best dancers are not necessarily the best  
> instructors.  One has to know how to teach and not just how to  
> demonstrate steps, it's a whole other ballgame from dancing and/or  
> performing.
>   
A good teacher knows their dance, and teaches what they dance.  The best
group classes I've ever taken are Mimi Santapa's technique classes in BA,
and she speaks almost no English.  But she has a talent for conveying what
she does, and lo and behold, ordinary mortals can actually do as she 
teaches,
and when they do, the improvement is palpable.
> L
>
>
>   
>> In a message dated 8/3/06 2:02:14 AM Central Daylight Time,  
>> donnay at donnay.net
>> writes:
>>
>> << Do you have any idea how much work this would be? If you want to  
>> get
>>  this kind of personalized service, go to one of the people who  
>> help to
>>  escort you around to the milongas as well as the city. This is a  
>> must if
>>  you have not been to Buenos Aires several times. >>
>>
>> Any one going to Buenos Aires for the first time and if not the  
>> second and
>> third, should hire an escort to get the most out of the short time  
>> you will
>> spend there.
>>
>> I've used several people and found that Jon and Judy Margolis are  
>> by far the
>> best escorts. There services extend beyond taking you to the best  
>> milonga.
>> They have set up lessons for me with the best instructors, acted as  
>> interpreters,
>> and I've also know the supply taxi dancers for the less  
>> experienced. Thanks
>> to Jon and Judy I've been to many milongas that tourist usually  
>> don't get to
>> see and experience.
>> For the money you'll spend, Jon and Judy excel over any one else,  
>> and I can
>> say that your vacation in BsAs will be a great one with their help.
>> Check our their web page at  <A HREF="http:// 
>> www.tangowithjudy.com/">Jon y
>> Judy Margolis</A>
>>
>>
>> A second choice for escorts would be Oscar Casas and Mary Ann  
>> Henderson, who
>> in fact will be in Cleveland teaching tango workshops August 19 & 20
>> Come to Cleveland for a great experience in tango instruction
>>
>> Timmy in Cleveland
>>
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