[Tango-L] (fwd) Masters of tango as a social dance

[Ed Loomis]

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 01:54:51 -0300, "Janis Kenyon" <Jantango at feedback.net.ar>
wrote:

>Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 01:50:33 EDT
>From: Mrizik at aol.com
>Subject: [Tango-A] World-renowned maestros in Eugene, Oregon
>
>WORLD-RENOWNED  MAESTROS, PERFORMERS & CHOREOGRAPHERS
>MARIA & CARLOS RIVAROLA
>On their  world tour In Eugene, Oregon
>SEPTEMBER  26 - OCTOBER 3, 2007
>All in one package:
>1.  Masters of tango as a social dance.
>2.  Information and teaching from maestros of maestros.
>3.  Indisputable experience: more than 60 years combined
>between the two of  them.
>4.  History: Cast members of Tango Argentino, the show
>that brought tango dancing  to the international community.
>5.  Choreographers & Dancers of the movie Tango, by Carlos Saura
>(Academy nominee) Naked Tango, and Tango Bar>>>
>
>
>Here we go again.  More big hype to get people to sign up with the stars of
>tango.
>
>Yes, they were members of Tango Argentino in New York City in 1986, along
>with Gloria and Eduardo Arquimbau, Hector Mayoral and Elsa Maria, Juan
>Carlos Copes and Maria Nieves, Elvira and Virulazo, Nelida and Nelson Avila,
>Rodolfo and Gloria Dinzel.  Each danced their own choreographies in the
>show.
>
>Yes, they teach classes at Escuela Argentina de Tango at Centro Cultural
>Borges.
>
>Yes, they were choreographers and dancers in Tango by Saura.
>
>But masters of tango as a social dance?  They never dance in the milongas.
>They are ex-stage performers who teach.  They have been on the judging panel
>of the campeonatos.  They dance exhibitions.
>
>A friend of mine had a private lesson with Carlos Rivarola about six years
>ago.  She paid him $100 for the hour.  I asked her what she got for the
>money.  She couldn't tell me.  I asked her why she would study with someone
>who never dances in the milongas.  I thought she wanted to improve her
>social dancing.
>
>Sixty years experience in what?  Ricardo Suarez has danced 65 continuous
>years in the milongas.
>
>If you are interested in becoming a better social dancer, I suggest you
>find other teachers.  They have no experience in the milongas of Buenos
>Aires.  They have name recognition for being in a show that toured the
>world.
>
Gee whiz Janis, I must be a lucky fellow. The last time I was in Buenos Aires I
ran into Carlos & Maria at Sunderland on two different occasions. Maybe they
just don't go to the same milongas that you do. If you want to plug Ricardo
Suarez you can do that in a positive way and I'm sure that folks on the list
would like to hear about him. Why attempt to smear the Rivarolas in the process?

Ed Loomis
Sacramento, California