[Tango-L] Dancing with old guys

[Tango Tango]

-That may be true, but what young men lack in experience we make up
for in stamina.

Neil



On 10/17/07, Nina Pesochinsky <nina at earthnet.net> wrote:
> This is very simple - older men have more experience with women.  In
> every way.  They know better what to do with women in dance and in
> life.  And how to do it.
>
> Men who have mastered the art of romance (because for women,
> seduction begins with romance), dance even better when they are older
> because they have more experience with that too.
>
> For those who want to dance tango well in spite of their younger age,
> I recommend reading very carefully Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de
> Bergerac".  Or at least seeing the movie with Gerard Depardieu...  It
> has everything in it.
>
> Cyrano was terribly vain.  He never showed up for Roxanne in life
> because of his vanily and fear of rejection.  He thought that she
> loved beauty and youth.  He could not see that she loved him.
>
> Tango is the dance of Cyranos.  Young age and beautiful looks only go
> so far.  But can a man romance the woman?  The older men know things.
>
> Nina
>
>
> At 06:58 PM 10/16/2007, Deby Novitz wrote:
> >Jake wrote:
> >
> >I must ask you, in all innocence... What's your opinion of the men who
> >are now 45-63, and who (presumably) will soon be 65-83?
> >Chance in hell?
> >
> >Deby responds:
> >
> >My former partner is 63, I think.  He dances incredibly.  There are many
> >fine dancers in this age group.  There are many who are older that are
> >disasters.  There is one young man I dance with who is I think 32.  He
> >has been dancing I think 2 years or so.  Technically he has a way to
> >go.  But the soul he puts into his dance is wonderful. He really feels
> >the music.  It is not how old you are, or how long you have been
> >dancing. Never.
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