[Tango-L] Weight of words

[Trini y Sean (PATangoS)]

--- Floyd Baker <febaker at buffalotango.com> wrote:

I spent nearly ten years in a Tango wasteland studying what
was behind it all... Without (for the most part) being able
to dance it myself.   But that did not stop the understand
of it. I concentrated on the origins and concepts.  How and
why it came about.  I bought and watched current and
historical movies.., read books,  listened to the music,
bought instructional videos, went to workshops, kept in
touch with Mataj and others all during my non-dancing era. 
---

I wonder, if one were to substitute "Martial Arts" for
"tango" in the above paragraph, whether the writer would
feel qualified to teach martial arts. If he did, and Chuck
Noris criticized his teaching, do you suppose the writer
would challenge him to a sparring match?

Anyone may sign up for and post any B.S. they want to this
list. But the tango world is tiny. There is at most one
degree of separation between any of us who post regularly.
It is easy to get background info on any of us. I urge
those of you reading who are new to the community and don't
know the writers in person to talk to someone who has
danced with the author before you buy a bunch of B.S. in a
well crafted package. I was shocked and saddened by
TangoforHer's endorsement of Floyd over Keith Elshaw.

If there are any others out there who don't know Keith
Elshaw's qualifications, I offer this endorsement: If Keith
ever disagrees with me on any aspect of tango, you may
safely assume that he is right and I am wrong. 

I've often said that there are no experts on this list. But
Keith is probably closer to that than the rest of us.

Sean

PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society
  Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburgh’s most popular social dance!
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