[Tango-L] In the land of the blind, the one-eyed..etc.

[Crrtango@aol.com]

Igor wrote:

 <Tete is one of the Greatest living Masters of Tango.

I am sure he does not give a dime about your opinion about him. Neither do
we - those who like him, value his dancing, and consider him as a teacher.>

What I wrote about Tete not originating close embrace is a simple fact, not 
an opinion. You will learn as you hopefully gain more experience and 
perspective that many milongueros (even the admired ones who genuinely dance very well) 
have a tendency to fabricate their place in tango history; sometimes it's a 
minor falsehood, but unfortunately too often it is an egregious lie, as in this 
case.   Some "milongueros" even stopped dancing completely for many years but 
as tango became newly popular again and potentially profitable, they 
conveniently left out that part.   It often is a little painful and disappointing to 
learn the reality. They count on people like you who have not been around long 
enough to dispute whatever claims they make, but some of us have a little more 
tenure in the tango world. Nobody originated close embrace, especially not 
Tete. People have danced close for probably a century. That is one of the reasons 
it gained the reputation very early as a scandalous and erotic dance. 
There are things to be learned from Tete but thinking that "Tete is one of 
the greatest (?!) living masters of tango"   is definitely a personal opinion, 
and that is fine, but saying that he did not originate close embrace is not.   
It is a fact. 

Cheers,
Charles




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