[Tango-L] Chris UK Comparing tango gods to mortal teachers

[Keith]

Hi Anna,

Sorry, I guess "hate" was too strong a word and I should also have said 
'group-class teachers' - even including the great Gustavo Naveira. Chris 
has expressed the view many times that group classes are the main reason 
why people have difficulty in learning Tango. Of course, we all accept 
that private lessons are vastly superior to group classes, but who can 
afford to pay Gustavo Naveira US$180 per hour - or has that gone up 
since I last checked? Even a reasonably-priced private lesson will be 
around US$50 per hour in Buenos Aires - probably more in Europe.

Your comment regarding "direct teaching by dancing with someone" presumably 
refers to ladies [i.e. followers] only. What about the guys? And what about 
the ladies who are either not young enough or not pretty enough to attract an 
experienced leader who is prepared to take the time and trouble to show them 
how to dance? And, don't forget, teaching Tango during a a milonga is generally 
recognised to be a major no-no. So where will this "direct teaching" occur?

Keith, HK

On Tue Mar 27 16:09 , Anna Zelenina  sent:

>
>Keith,
>
>I have been following the discussions on this list for some months 
>and I thank the list members for the variety of opinions expressed ;)
>
>>  hates teachers in general
>By reading the messages I could not detect hate in the criticism. Of course 
>there is always the possiblity that I lack of understanding the nuances 
>because I'm not a native speaker. 
>IMHO criticism of teaching methods or teachers does not necessarily express hate. 
>On the contrary, subjects exempted from criticism 
>"become the subjects of just suspicion, and cannot lay claim to
>sincere respect, which reason accords only to that which has stood the
>test of a free and public examination." (Immanuel Kant: critique of pure reason)
>
>>  but I was surprised 
>> a few months ago when he described a class he took with Gustavo, 
>> at which he said he could learn absolutely nothing. Doesn't seem 
>> possible, does it? 
>Ways of learning can be different. A critical approach to class teaching, may it 
>be of argentine or other origin and a preference of "direct teaching" 
>by dancing with someone is something that does not surprise me. 
>I guess it's a question of individual experience.
>
>sunny greetings from Old Europe
>Anna
>
>
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