[Tango-L] What Does It Take to Dance Tango?

[Bruce Stephens]

"Chris, UK" <tl2 at chrisjj.com> writes:

> Well said, Keith. That gets my vote for Tango-L Post of the Year so far.
>
>> A soon as I encounter a teacher who teaches SOCIAL tango in as few
>> lessons as possible while giving everything they can and trying to
>> get the student to STOP coming for now because they know all they
>> need to know to have a fabulous evening dancing, I will change my
>> opinion.
>
> And I'll readily join you. If amongst the hundreds of teachers on
> this list there is even one that meets this description, then please
> let's hear from you.

The teacher I first took lessons from said more or less that to me.

(No idea whether he still teaches.  Indeed, perhaps there's a lesson
there.  I seem to remember Ricardo Vidort saying much the same, when
talking about how he gave private lessons to people for only quite a
short period of time (or so it struck me when he said it), after which
there was really little purpose in them continuing: they should learn
on their own.)