[Tango-L] Argentine Tango on Dancing with the Stars

[Jeff Gaynor]

Fair enough. Mea culpa....

JFPaloma at aol.com wrote:

>Tango is hard, remember? It takes years of work. The goal of the  show is 
>for a bunch of complete neophytes to look good with very limited  
>preparation -- that's what makes it a contest and generates the tension  
>for the show. I'll bet that all the other dancers watching were rolling  
>their eyes too ("you call that mambo?!") Guess I'm saying the context  
>shouldn't be forgotten. I'd have been surprised if they'd actually done  
>something else....
>
>Jeff
>
>I think you missed the point, Jeff.  The Argentine tango was not  presented 
>as part of the competition but as an exhibition by "professional tango  
>dancers".  This was announced both Tuesday and Wednesday  night.
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