[Tango-L] Campeonato Mundial de Baile de Tango

[macfroggy@aol.com]

Dear Daniel,

I don't know if you read my posting last Saturday about my 
participation in the Finals of the Campeonato Metropolitano de Tango? 
Because the city competition leads into the Mundial this week, I am 
supposing the way it is conducted is the same.

My Argentine partner and I qualified for the Metropolitano last May, 
along with more than 500 other couples, in various milongas throughout 
BsAs. There were booklets and a website with all the rules, including 
the judges criteria for scoring. However during the qualifications, and 
then the semifinals, and the finals in which we danced, people seemed 
to dance however they wanted, heedless of the stated rules. Ruben and I 
followed them--feet on floor, continuous movement, no movement out of 
the embrace, etc.--but when few of the final 16 (we were among them) 
danced like that, including the winners, we said, "Hey, we could have 
danced that way also!"
No, there's no way to know how we were judged. The highest and lowest 
scores were thrown out, but we don't know who or by whom they were 
given, or for what.

Did I learn anything from competing? Not really. But I had fun. That's 
all I can tell you. I do feel there is a bias against foreigners, as 
Argentines always win (I was the only foreigner in the semifinals and 
the tango finals, and maybe that cost us points, I don't know.)

So if you think it'd be fun, go for it! If you think you'll learn to 
dance better, forgetaboutit. It is SO subjective, as is any arts 
contest.
Good luck!

Cherie Magnus


-----Original Message-----
From: gardien at tango.montreal.qc.ca
To: Tango-L at mit.edu
Sent: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 8:00 PM
Subject: [Tango-L] Campeonato Mundial de Baile de Tango

   Good evening

On the subject of the Campeonato Mundial de Baile de Tango

http://www.mundialdetango.gov.ar/

I would like to know how formative & informative  the competition
were proven to be for the participants. Do you know anybody
who could provide us with their experience.

I suppose there are critirias on the scorecard that are filled
by the judges on each participants. What are these criterias ?
 Are the participants aware of what they are supposed to deliver ?
What are these instructions ? Afterward, are they provided with an 
evaluation
 with points that require improvements ? Is there any teachers who
could prepare these dancers for the competition ? Who are they?

In the best scenario, I undestand, this competition could be as 
formative
as a Master class by a well known Tango teacher.

I am aware our tango community was approached by
some representatives from the Mundial. I would like to know
more about these competition before I make up my mind
on the benefits derived from these competitions.

Daniel Saindon, Montreal





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