[Tango-L] Campeonato Metropolitango de Baile de Tango

Huck Kennedy huck at eninet.eas.asu.edu
Wed Jun 7 19:43:53 EDT 2006


Janis writes:

     [most of tale about outrageous judging
        discrepancies omitted]

> It's common knowledge that the competitions aren't about
> how well you dance--they're about how well connected you
> are.  That is, to the judges and members of the association.
> www.tangodata.gov.ar

     And people wonder why when ballroom types,
after having finally discovered real tango, try
to assimilate us like the Borg and introduce
syllabi and competition to AT, so many of us
respond, "Yeah, over our dead bodies you will."

Huck



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