[Tango-L] Dance Flaming: not an isolated phenomenon

[Igor Polk]

Nina said:

" But my point is that art is difficult to 
Define...

I can only speak from my own experience and my 
view of tango as an art form.  On a social level, 
it is not art. "

Igor:

Art belongs to what you create wholeheartedly, with all your soul. In
general sense it is Creation.

Art is a specific part of Creation. Other things, which are part of the
Creation include scientific work, managerial work, and growing vegetables,
and household work, anything. They all could all be Creation. Or not. It
means they all can be done with the same level of inspiration. Or not.

Usually, Art is distinguished from them by the filed: Painting, Dancing, and
so on. What people usually consider to be an Art.

But one can talk about Scientific art, or Art of Electronics... In this
sense, the art differs from technology in the way that it and the result of
it are so complex so it is done by intuition. Not because it can not be
learned and researched, but because it is too complex, unique.

Art requires certain level of perfection. If it is not perfect enough - it
is not art. That is reflected in feelings: what is not perfect - requires
some extra effort to do, to work with - it does not feel good, therefore it
is not art. It is an attempt to make art.

In another way, there are 2 definitions of art. First, art as the way of
creation, when the creator experience heavenly pleasure, and second: the
result of it, product, which is often on sale. I believe the first one is
the true one. It seems to me, you too. The second one - it is just something
to pay money for.

In this sense, any social dance done with heart, creatively, intuitively,
with enjoyment is art. That is one of the advantages of Tango. It allows
people experience the joy of creation with the simple means, and enjoy the
artistism of it if it feels well. Tango dancing as difficult as it is, is
not difficult in comparison to most other artistic activities.


Igor Polk
PS, The tricky question is "What is the painting on my wall - isn't it art
then?".
Answer: it depends on the way you are looking at it.

There is the Art of Enjoying Painting. Or not...