[Tango-L] learning

[Keith]

Hi Bruno,

Yeah, that sounds great, but have you ever tried teaching a Tango beginner class? 
Spend the first lesson on "listening and feeling" and nobody will come to the 
second lesson. People come to a dance class - any dance class, because they want 
to move to the music. So, while I have no problem with the "listening" - although 
very few beginners in their first class will actually hear a note, the emphasis 
has to be on teaching them to move. And by that I mean teaching them how to walk -
first alone and then with a partner.

As for "Improvisation" - that's all down to the guys and is probably at least 2 
years away and certainly after "coordination of movement". I doubt you can 
improvise if your not coordinated. And "style" - well, that's probably associated 
with "feeling" and will just come when it comes - maybe immediately, maybe never.

Keith, HK

On Sun Apr 15 11:32 , "Bruno Romero"  sent:

>I think of learning tango dance as a process, and what follow is not my
>ideas I borrowed them from someone bigger than me in tango.
>
>Process:
>
>Listening -> Feeling -> Movement -> Improvisation -> Coordination of
>Movement -> Style (love what you are doing).
>
>Listening + Feeling + Movement = Improvisation
>
>Cheers,
>
>Bruno