[Tango-L] Tergiversar = to distort, twist

[Nina Pesochinsky]

My question was not a rhetorical one.  What is the value?  David's  
tango is what it is no matter what anyone thinks about it.  He feels  
compelled to explain it over and over again.  At the end, his tango is  
what it is and everyone else's as well.

So what is the value of extensive explanations!  Tango is a dance, and  
,as such, is a transitory experience.  So whatever ochos or movements  
that are being discussed, they no longer exist and probably cannot be  
repeated.

So what am I missing here?  What is the value of an explanation of  
movements that no longer exist and can't be repeated?  If it is a  
technical issue, then it could be just worked out in class.  But what  
is the value of the verbal explanation?  Please let me know because I  
am not getting it.

Nina




Quoting Huck Kennedy <tempehuck at gmail.com>:

> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Nina Pesochinsky <nina at earthnet.net> wrote:
>> Quoting Alexis Cousein <al at sgi.com>:
>>> Nina Pesochinsky wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So what is the value of an over-explained tango?
>>>
>>> Ah--if we wander into the existential, what is the value of a mailing list
>>> discussing a dance?
>>
>> Good question, Alexis!  Over-explanation or discussion of any
>> experience can only go so far.  And at the end, it is still what it
>> is, isn't it?
>
>      I agree with Nina that someone at a milonga insisting on sitting
> around at a table talking about the intricacies of tango rather than
> simply dancing would be both silly and somewhat of a buzz kill.  But
> this isn't a milonga--it is a mailing list set up for the express
> purpose of talking about tango, and as such, I agree with Alexis that
> it seems strange to question people for merely indulging in the very
> premise of the mailing list.
>
> Huck
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