[Tango-L] on open-embrace teaching (was something on inventing steps)

[Tango For Her]

Actually, Mario,

If they were to teach (maybe, they do), they would
break down a few 6 or 8 step sequences (patterns) and
teach the steps and the feel from those.  

Again, across the great USA, the teachers with the
most successful classes are going out and finding 6 or
8 step patterns that are tricky or elegant and
bringing them back home.  Why?  Because that is how
you keep men in your classes.  The men don't, as a
norm, see that they are learning finnesse.  They see
that they are learning a pattern that they can show
off.  

However, if you go to the class looking for the
finnesse, the feel, you can get just as much out of
the class.

*** Welcome back !!! ***


--- Mario <sopelote at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Trini,
>    The last part of your email/post;
>   "I know they'll be folks on their no-pattern,
> just-dancing
> blah blah blah kick, but I just figure their tango
> is as
> limited as their thought processes. I'd rather not
> see
> that happen with you."
>   ...leaves me troubled. I am one who believes in
> no-pattern, just-dancing...(blah, blah, blah?)
>   Perhaps, there is just a misunderstanding in
> terms... someone kindly sent me these videos
>   of Osvaldo Ceneno dancing Tango.
>  
>
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Osvaldo+Centeno+y+Ana+Maria+Schapira+&search_type=
>   I would point at these two dances as being
> no-pattern, just-dancing...would you??
>   Sure there is a cut ocho or two but does that
> disqualify it?
>   ..and if it is a no-pattern, just-dancing style of
> dance, what is there to complain about?
>   ..that it is unteachable by you?



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