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

[Barbara Garvey]

Dear List,
What I wrote was:

>>>As for the origins of close embrace, Tete was, as far as I know, one of the first 
to teach the style, in 1993 or 4, under the auspices of Susana Miller. In 1994 
Daniel Trenner told me all about him, her and milonguero style as the only true 
form of social tango. He then began to propagate this myth at Stanford Tango Week.

In 1987, and probably for decades or a century previous, a very simple form of 
close embrace was prevalent in the center of town, but not in other barrios. 
Of course I only know what I have experienced, much of which may not be true
even as experience. That is the nature of tango.<<<<<<

Please notice that I did not say that close embrace started anytime recently, but 
probably decades or a century ago, and I never said that Tete claimed to have 
originated the style, only that he began to teach his individual version when 
other teachers were teaching either a more open style or a closed/open style. 

Barbara






Anton Stanley wrote:

>Just trying to ascertain whether Barbara is inferring that close embrace
>Tango style originated around 93-94 with Tete. I do have several photos
>from around 1900 which clearly shows the man's right arm totally around
>the woman as could only be achieved with close embrace.
>
>Anton
>
>"As for the origins of close embrace, Tete was, as far as I know, one of
>the first 
>to teach the style, in 1993 or 4, under the auspices of Susana Miller.
>In 1994 
>Daniel Trenner told me all about him, her and milonguero style as the
>only true 
>form of social tango. He then began to propagate this myth at Stanford
>Tango Week."
>
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