[Tango-L] Argentine tango is a matter of experience, not Technical vs Sen...

[Derik Rawson]

Dear El Bandido de Tango:

True, but what does that have to do with it?  The
experienced Argentines are still far more experienced.
 That is the point.  Can we please stay on the subject
instead of trying to deflect attention elsewhere. 
Thank you.

Derik
d.rawson at rawsonweb.com

--- Mallpasso at aol.com wrote:

> Wrong, Derik:
> 
> The vast majority of Argentines don't tango and
> couldn't care less about 
> tango.
> 
> El Bandido de Tango
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 5/11/2006 19:15:25 Pacific
> Daylight Time, 
> rawsonweb at yahoo.com writes:
> Dear Chris:
> 
> --- "Chris, UK" <tl2 at chrisjj.com> wrote:
> 
> "If almost any ***** in Bs As could dance tango, how
> difficult can it be?"
> 
> I agree with you. The above statement is exactly
> right.
> 
> Argentine Tango is not difficult at all, but few
> people in the USA have been dancing tango since they
> were 6 years old.  Many Argentines have been dancing
> for twenty years to sixty years or more, speak
> Argentine Spanish, and have lived in the culture for
> most of their lives. These people really "know"
> Argentine tango. US Americans, raised in Argentina
> since they were 6 years old, also know tango, so one
> does not have to be Argentine to know the dance. 
> One
> does however need experiece.
> 
> US Americans who visit Argentina for a few months a
> year and call themselves teachers, have a lot to
> learn.  Tango is not difficult at all, but is does
> require a wealth of experience.  Here in the USA, we
> ain't got it, no matter how much we visit the
> country!
> 
> This is why I suggest people on this list become
> "learners" and "promoters of teachers" more than
> "teachers" themselves.  We should all perhaps
> concentrate our energies on having lots of "neutral"
> open milongas and practicas to get more general
> dancing experience, and we should stop competing
> with
> the Argentines as teachers. We should concentrate
> more
> on listening to them and learning from them, and
> getting them to come live here and show us the
> dance. 
> My opinion.
> 
> Derik (a native born US American who wants to
> learn..)
> d.rawson at rawsonweb.com
> 
> 
> Derik Rawson
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