[Tango-L] Aus International TangoFest

[Myk Dowling]

Vince Bagusauskas wrote:
> Last night I talked to a guy from Melbourne who attended the 
> festival.  He said that there was one Argentinean teacher couple there who 
> were so average not only as teachers but as performers too, that he changed 
> classes.

Yes, I was booked for three workshops with that couple, but only went to 
two in the end. I really didn't need the mental aggravation another hour 
and a half of their posturing and failure to actually teach would have 
left me with.

>  I guess this was reflected in the  comment in the latest Canberra 
> tango newsletter? Seems you got a gem with Joaquin.

Yes. "Mixed responses" would be a diplomatic way of putting it. I 
certainly fall in the category of "outraged that I contributed to paying 
for their airfare." I did manage to learn a couple of things from their 
workshops, but it was in spite of their "teaching", not because of it.

Just goes to prove that winning championships doesn't mean you can 
teach. I won't make a comment about their performances, because 
performances don't really interest me. I much prefer dancing to watching 
someone else doing a partially or fully rehearsed dance sequence. I 
didn't even bother watching the performances on Friday night. Just got 
out my phone and read for a bit.

Myk,
in Canberra