[Tango-L] Women leading II

[Scott Bennett]

Sergio.... wonderfully put!



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sergio Vandekier" <sergiovandekier990 at hotmail.com>
To: <tango-l at mit.edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 12:02 PM
Subject: [Tango-L] Women leading II


> In first place it is convenient to explain what this discussion is not
> about.
>
> It is not about criticizing the way you dance.
>
> When a milonguero like Ricardo Vidort says: ""I don't believe that a women
> should dance tango as a man"
>
> He is talking about his conviction of what tango is about, a conviction 
> born
> of his many years of experience as an Argentine and as a tango dancer.
>
> Milongueros never criticize other dancers. You have absolute freedom to
> dance the way you wish both in Argentina and abroad.
>
> This discussion is not about homophobia or intolerance either, Argentina 
> and
> its society as a whole is extremely tolerant with respect to gay rights.
> There are gay clubs, discos and at least three milongas in Buenos Aires.
> "La Marshall" is one of the choices for going out on Wednesdays along with
> "Dandy".
>
> Members of the gay community frequently come to regular milongas and dance
> men together, women together and that does not bother anyone, they are
> treated with absolute respect.  A few years ago I was at a milonga when a
> group of men wearing long dresses with long openings on the side came, a
> hairy leg showed up once in a while coming out of the opening, they danced
> for a while and then left.   It was accepted as normal. No big deal.
>
> Argentina seems to be the first country in the whole continent that grants
> the right to marriage to persons of the same sex.
>
> This discussion is not about machismo or women's lack of rights either.
>
> Women in Argentina are highly respected, they are considered to be equal 
> to
> men. Different but equal. Neither superior or inferior, just different.
> Women rights were granted without to much fuss or discussion long ago.
>
> Isabel Peron was the first woman president in the American Continent.
>
> Congress by law must have at least one third of its members of the 
> feminine
> gender. Any party list must contain 1/3 of women.
>
> It does not amaze me that some posters claim to be "A media luz" (in the
> twilight zone) when discussing this subject, when in actuality they are
> totally in total obscurity, in complete blindness...totally lost and
> clueless... but this is something different to contend with later.
>
> The discussion here is about the spirit and the soul of Argentine Tango, a
> creation of Argentine Popular Culture and which as such reflects the 
> society
> that created it.
>
> We shall see if this has any merits. In the meantime as always, please
> continue dancing as it pleases you but as, genius Derik says: you should
> question yourselves when you stopped dancing Argentine Tango to do 
> something
> else.  All the codes of tango are there for a very important reason result
> of more than 100 years of experience and development.
>
> Till later, best regards, Sergio
>
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