[Tango-L] Tango World Championship - judging

[june es]

Hi Chris

>Social tango is not an act. It is the real thing.
When I dance I am acting out the emotions, and their range and degree, as 
suggested by the music. By acting I mean putting into action via body 
language of what I feel in response to the music. It's the music that drives 
me. I guess I am good at being driven by the music because I have, through 
my expression of the music, stirred some partners into responses which I am 
scared to reciprocate after the three minutes or so of the dance. Once the 
music is over, the dance is over. Is my dance not an act?
I hope the above explanation makes sense. I'm probably going to get some 
brickbats for this comment.

>June, if you can't see these things, how do you know the judges can?
About judging, it is possible that others can see what we cannot see 
ourselves. For example, one workshop teacher spotted that I was tense in the 
chest area and I asked her how she knew because I did not know it myself. 
She was right, of course, and I have subsequently worked on relaxing this 
area.
There are good judges and bad judges, just as we have good and bad dancers. 
In Dancesport, judges need to be certified through examinations in order to 
qualify to judge.
Tango competitions are new, perhaps there will be a day when teachers and  
judges hold similar professional qualifications.
PS. I am going to duck for cover now.

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