[Tango-L] More on close embrace festivals

[Vince Bagusauskas]

With the talk of some dancers spoiling the close embrace San Diego tango 
festival,  I thought this edited response to a question I had on the 
advertised close embrace Phoenix tango festival is worthwhile relating:

"....... there is good and proper instruction. .... And  by setting a good 
example in our dancing. We are not making this a "closed" event. We are not 
planning on "controlling" the event. Rather we are trying to set the 
exemplary stage for the softer and gentler side of tango close 
embrace.............close embrace change the dancing in Denver and San Diego 
and I dream of exposing Phoenix and Arizona to more of the softer close 
embrace style of dancing...........come knowing this is not an closed elite 
event but an opportunity to show those without as much exposure to close 
embrace what they are missing. Hence my plan for a bit larger floor than 
typical for close embrace."

So instead of excluding the gate crashers, seems that Phoenix wants to 
expose and hopefully educate the masses to close embrace.

This is an interesting development don't you think?

Since the problems of bad dancing as related by this list seems to occur 
mostly outside of BsAs, maybe more festivals should promote themselves as 
"Close Embrace X Tango Festival", rather than just "X Tango Festival".


Vince
in Melbourne