[Tango-L] Learning from You Tube

[Michael]

Mario:
Tango is filled with nuances. I don't see nuances in videos. You can 
question teachers but you can't question a video. There were plenty of times 
during my private lessons when my teacher didn't follow my lead. Well, he 
did follow my lead BUT my lead wasn't what I intended. I had to stop and 
really think and feel my intention.

The true test of a man's skill is NOT his self-evaluation, but the 
evaluation from his partners. Women have subtle ways of expressing their 
opinion in their embrace.

Michael
I danced Argentine Tango --with the Argentines

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mario" <sopelote at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Tango-L] Learning from You Tube


Now that I have been dancing for 3 1/2 years I can say with confidence that 
YES one can learn from Utube. Not without qualification however. At first 
seeing such a great resource I couldn't understand why sooo many were 
warning NOT to study the dancing on these videos ...I suspected that most of 
the warnings were from teachers who wanted to preserver their status and 
business..and to an extent this was true.  Now, I can say again honestly 
that it has taken me three years to understand that there is much more than 
what first meets the eye..in order to really appreciate what I was/am 
seeing. However, I am VERY grateful to have had and still have this 
magnificent resource to learn from. I can't advise a newcomer how to use 
this resourse except to say ..YES, keep looking and feeling and observing 
and experiencing in your own dancing in the social dance...that which you 
observe in the social dance videos...

 this is in the video but only seen by someone who has accumulated the 
necessary wins and defeats to be able to appreciate what he/she is seeing... 
don't give up! . the videos show this but it takes time to see/experience 
it. adelante!