[Tango-L] Skilled women [was: buenos aires milongas]

[Keith]

 Well said Manuel. When will people realise that for most people, as with any other physical activity, lessons and practice are necessary
 to improve and even to avoid going backwards. OK, after 40 years, as with the milongueros of BsAs - you don't need classes and practice
 anymore. Then you can just dance. Only another 30 years to go :-).

 PS - I have my physiotherapy appointment this afternoon :-).

On Thu Oct 11  3:20 , WHITE 95 R  sent:

>
>There are women who take relatively few lessons and go directly into teaching!! The same is true for some guys... It's actually 
remarkable that so many people actually stop improving their dance and actually get worse and yet continue to go to milongas and get mad 
when they don't get asked to dance..... 
>
>The best dancers are continually practicing and improving. Interestingly enough, the better dancers are the ones more likely to 
participate in workshops, lessons, etc. It makes perfect sense that the ones who dance less well are the ones who avoid taking classes or 
attending workshops. Sure, some guys and women do get better or at least stay sharp by going to a lot milongas. However, they were pretty 
good to begin with and since they dance a lot, they improve or maintain their dance level. 
>
>The ones who are mediocre to bad, go to no classes or practicas and fewer milongas. It's no surprise that they don't get to dance as much 
as they'd like. It then become a vicious cycle. They less they get to dance, the worse they get and the less they get to dance... Frankly, 
it's actually physically painful to dance with some people. I avoid dancing with them because after a night of wrestling with them on the 
pista, I'm actually sore and need chiropractic adjustments ;-)
>
>Cheers,
>
>Manuel
>
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>www.tango-rio.com
>
>
>>
>> If what I am seeing is more widespread, then some effort needs to be
>> made in the community to let women know that they have a bona fide skill
>> to learn. As it stands now for me with very few exceptions leading much
>> of anything is lost on them, so I'm getting more than a little bored.
>> Again not with tango, but from not having really anyone to do it with.
>>
>> Just curious...
>>
>> Jeff G
>
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