[Tango-L] Way too much kicking

[Noughts]

Sometimes, I should be quiet, but hey...

Addressing any person that really is not very experienced. Vince makes  
a good point below.

Why would you 1 make such comments and 2 - do it publically?

1 - you too were a tourist and very inexperienced even compared to  
those tourists most likely to be attending Practica X as it is greatly  
attended by very experienced dancers and a large majority of them are  
international teachers/professional. It is known FOR nuevo and people  
like yourselves who are still learning even basic techniques cause  
most of those incidents. BUT, as it is a practica, the vast majority  
of the experienced dancers accept that there will be some incidents  
and the floor us fairly well Self-regulated anyway.

2. Even now at milongas here, not to mention there, I still see  
beginner men telling more experienced ladies what to do and at  
practicas, even TEACHING them- very sad as most of them are not even  
able to walk in an ARGENTINE TANGO STLYE yet!

3. Practicas, men! Swallow your pride! Ask more experienced dancers  
for help!  You just might improve then! Male or female!

> 2009/3/25 Vince Bagušauskas <vytis at hotmail.com>:
>>
>> "There is way way too much kicking in the air occurring on the social
>> dance floor these days, even in Buenos Aires, by tourists who have
>> learned it here and there but not learned the social codes of the
>> milonga, specifically - keep you feet on the floor and dance within
>> your frame."
>>
>>
>> Having just experienced Practica X and two other younger (under 40)  
>> milongas in BsAs in the last week so far,  the many very excellent  
>> local teachers do big moves in the air.  Seems that they are very  
>> capable to avoid kicking people.  There are less tourists at these  
>> milongas than you think.
>>
>
> For an even more detailed account of the kicking epidemic in Buenos
> Aires milongas, check the blog of Deby Novitz, who lives in Buenos
> Aires:
>
> http://tangospam.typepad.com/
>
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