[Tango-L] Tango Teacher & DJ Reviews :: New Blog

[NANCY]

Alex made it quite clear on his new Blog that the same rules would apply as those of Tango-L.  If you can create an alias then why not anonymous?  Especially if one lives in the same community as the teacher( and who would know better about the quality of the teaching?), anonymity lends some protection to the critic.  It is certainly not unknown that folks in a community talk about the instructors and their various strengths and weaknesses, but this helps out-of-towners decide if they want to pay expenses to have those teachers come to their towns for workshops or festivals.  I have been contacted several times by festival organizers for my input on teachers before they were invited.  I was candid and fair.  Sometimes my advice was taken and sometimes it wasn't.  But suppose Tallulah Tango in Oswego, Kansas wants to bring in an instructor to help a fledgling community.  Where does she go to find out if she is paying for quality teaching or good
 marketing?  Anyone ever noticed how many 'Tango Championship' Winners there are in the tango world?

The first festival Pablo Veron did in the US taught him a lot about what we would put up with.  His first class had 300 students.  His second class had 30.  The organizer also had a little chat with His Majesty.  Two years later, at Santa Fe, he showed much more respect for the students.  But 300 folks were out their costs of that first class.

Now.....if folks are going to use that list to attack someone for their PERSONAL habits or looks or relationships, then I hope it is stopped.  And if nothing else, it has already given us a list of folks to watch.

--- On Sun, 6/14/09, Trini y Sean (PATangoS) <patangos at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Trini y Sean (PATangoS) <patangos at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Tango Teacher & DJ Reviews :: New Blog
> To: tango-L at mit.edu
> Date: Sunday, June 14, 2009, 10:08 AM
> 
> Alex,
> 
> I appreciate your efforts, but I don't think that leaving
> comments anonymously is very fair to the instructors. 
> If someone is going to post critically about someone, they
> should accept responsiblility for their words.  They
> don't need to leave an email address, but perhaps a first
> name and city is fair.  Heck, technically, they could
> even come up with a false name, but I think it would be wise
> to make them think about what they write.
> 
> Also, some guidelines would be good, such as being
> specific, not just "this person sucks".  Otherwise, the
> site could just become a "_itch session".
> 
> Trini de Pittsburgh
> 
> 
> --- On Sun, 6/14/09, Alex Long <alex at tangofuego.us>
> wrote:
> 
> > After reading the thread on teacher
> > feedback, I thought about a blog as a
> > simple solution. 
> > 
> > I've created a quick and dirty blog so people can
> leave
> > anonymous comments
> > and feedback on teachers and DJ's.
> > 
> > I've got a pretty good start, but a long way to go,
> so
> > please bear with me.
> > There is a post where you can leave teacher names
> (cities
> > and websites, too)
> > that I've missed. I'll add them as quickly as I am
> able.
> > 
> > Anyway, here it is...and thanks in advance for putting
> the
> > word out...add
> > links to your blogs and/or websites...maybe this will
> be a
> > worthwhile
> > effort. Let me know if someone has already done this -
> I
> > didn't even check
> > with Google to see if there is already something out
> > there.
> > 
> > http://tangoteacherreviews.blogspot.com/
> 
> 
> 
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