[Tango-L] Men and classes

[Tom Stermitz]

I'll second what Jay says.

Perhaps you are taking classes from the wrong teachers. There are a  
number of excellent teacher who present material for both the men and  
the women. Ask around. Try taking from different teachers.



On Jul 10, 2006, at 1:39 PM, Jay Rabe wrote:

> Your comments are at least historically valid about the  
> worthlessness of
> group classes for followers beyond a certain point. However, that
> observation also has been made by many others in addition to  
> yourself over
> the years. As a result, at least here in Portland, there has been a  
> growing
> effort on the part of instructors to include content aimed  
> specifically at
> followers and their technique. In conclusion, I would say that this
> evolution in teaching is changing the landscape, and, again at  
> least in
> Portland, it is becoming less and less true that followers cannot  
> benefit
> from group classes even with several years of experience.
>
>      J in Portland
>      www.TangoMoments.com
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: mallpasso at aol.com
>
>
> I think that after two years of group classes any further group  
> classes for
> women are a waste of their time and money since most of these  
> classes are
> geared towards leaders learning new steps, etc.  Instead, women  
> should focus
> on taking privates to work on their technique.  Ditto for men, but  
> after
> four years of group classes, so they can also work on their technique.
>
> My two cents worth.
>
> El Bandido de Tango