[Tango-L] snarky comments on Atlanta demo

[NANCY]

Consider the sources.

I think the biggest problem on Tango-L is you have
Show/Ballroom dancers making judgements about
salon/social/milonguero dancers ( and vv)   
I am not interested in what I see, I am interested in
what I feel.  And you can't always tell by looking!


--- Joe Grohens <joe.grohens at gmail.com> wrote:

> Following Keith's comments on Miles's videos of the
> Atlanta teacher  
> demos.
> 
> - Sheesh. Does anyone on this list ever look at
> tango dancing without  
> immediately passing judgement on what they see? One
> can watch all  
> dancing with curiosity and interest, and learn from
> it.
> 
> - I wonder if 'demo' is really an accurate title for
> these "meet the  
> teachers" dances. They're just dancing, they are not
> trying to  
> demonstrate a lesson.
> 
> Re: Trini on the "close embrace" movement.
> 
> - Is the technique used by these couples really what
> promoters mean  
> when they say "close embrace"? What is meant then by
> "open embrace"?
> 
> joe
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