[Tango-L] The closest-to-perfect tango couple

[Michael]

I don't think it's a question of who is near perfect. It's looking at the video and writing if you like the style. Some people are fixated on figures. Some people focus more on technique. It reminds me when I visited an art museum that had modern art. A blank canvass in a frame or what looks like paint thrown onto a canvass is art to some. 

This list will never agree on a perfect tango or best couple. The problem is how we express ourselves on the list. I didn't care for the performance. Pablo's arm looked like he was stirring something. For me, it detracts from his frame. To somebody else, frame isn't important. 

I like the Detlef and Melinda videos. For me, they do NOTHING but do it so well! I'm sure some don't like watching because there are no valcaldas, colgaldas, or something else. It's a question of preference.

Our preferences mirror the teachers we like. My teacher focused on  axis, frame, posture, and balance for eight years of weekly private lessons. At times, it felt like I was in the Tango Marine Corps. So of course, my evaluation of any video is based on my training.

Michael Ditkoff
Washington, DC
Have to sign up for the Atlanta Tango Festival then going to BA for the first time in April

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <larrynla at juno.com>
To: <tango-L at mit.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:40 PM
Subject: [Tango-L] The closest-to-perfect tango couple


Boy, you guys are tough!  The performance by Pablo Rodriguez & Noelia Hurtado in Zagreb down-thumbed because of their arm and head positions.  Whew!  Glad there are no videos of ME dancing.

I wonder.  Are there ANY couples these critics consider near perfect?  What about the rest of you?  Who would you say comes the closest to your ideal?

And how about a video link and a comment or two about the dancing so the rest of us will know what you are referring to?

Larry de Los Angeles