[Tango-L] Metropolitan tango versus world tango competition

[kace ong]

On 11/8/2011 1:25 AM, Shahrukh Merchant wrote:
> There are THREE separate competitions in Buenos Aires that are Alberto 
> has referred to in his posting:

Sounds increasingly like a typical ballroom championship, where
there are separate categories for every possible combination of
age group, pro/amateur status, dance genres.... so as to
achieve the outcome that almost every participant get to bring
home a trophy at the end of the day.

It is long understood among ballroom teachers that most
"championships" are just charades to massage the peacocks'
egos and to squeeze more tuition money from students.

Kace