[Tango-L] Discussion Topics

[AJ Azure]

Again I'm not a dancer (however I feel dance is very connected to musical
concepts) but, it seems to me that if you consider that in music
improvisation can not be done with out a basis of patterns, theory,
understanding of the key, etc. I submit you can't improvise, i.e. run till
you can crawl, i.e. Learn some moves.

There has to be a basis for improvisation in anything.

_A



> From: "Chris, UK" <tl2 at chrisjj.com>
> Reply-To: <tl2 at chrisjj.com>
> Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:45 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
> To: <Tango-L at mit.edu>
> Cc: <tl2 at chrisjj.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Discussion Topics
> 
> Jay wrote:
> 
>> My 2cents: How many correct repetitions of a movement does it take
>> before it is embedded in your body memory?
> 
> My 2 cents: there's no place for rote-learning and memorisation of
> movements in salon tango. Tango is improvised - the moves come from the
> feeling of each moment. Memorised moves degenerate the dancing into
> choreography.
>