[Tango-L] Milonga 101 -- conversation between dances

[Jacob Eggers]

When I was in Buenos Aires in October, I took Gustavo's classes. The piece
that stuck out most to me was something he said about the heart vs. the
head. Paraphrasing a translation of what I remember, "What comes from only
the head alone is worth nothing...only things that come from the heart have
any value."

On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:30 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), Chris, UK <
tl2 at chrisjj.com> wrote:

> > There is an interview with Gustavo Naveira in which he says it used to
> > be about the music; now it's about the dance.
>
> I'm glad he's finally come out and stated his belief. It'll help people
> appreciate why his kind of teaching is so detrimental to those for whom
> the music is the foundation of the dance.
>
> > He is missing the essence of tango.
>
> For me, his most revealing comment is:
>
>  At a certain moment, there arose the need to technically identify every
>  single thing done in dancing
>
> There arose that need in him, evidently. But goodness only knows where he
> got the notion that anyone else needs their rainbows unweaving...
>
> --
> Chris
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