[Tango-L] Social vs Anti-Social Tango. Was Navigation

[Tony Rathburn]

maybe i'm confused... 

if they don't dance... they're wrong... but, 
if they do dance... they upset the floor... and they're wrong?

from observation... many of the top dancers, and instructors, dance many hours 
daily... they don't show up at the beginning of the milonga because they are not 
necessarily looking for their 'tango fix'... they may have a relaxing dinner and 
go to a milonga after... they may not even want to dance, but are there simply 
to enjoy the social aspects of the environment... or they may dance a few tandas 
with friends...

it is difficult for anyone to dance in an overly crowded space... but, of the 
professionals i've seen dancing socially in BsAs, the vast majority respect the 
ronda, have good navigation skills, and dance appropriately... that does not 
mean they need to hide their skills... 


more often, what upsets the floor, is the ego of a lesser skilled dancer trying 
to imitate the professional... 


tony



----- Original Message ----
From: "HBBOOGIE1 at aol.com" <HBBOOGIE1 at aol.com>
To: tango at kidojo.it; Tango-L at mit.edu
Sent: Sat, January 22, 2011 12:34:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Social vs Anti-Social Tango. Was Navigation

Years ago I asked my Argentine tango teachers  how they felt about social 
dancing. They said it was very important not to show  off by doing too much 
or they might offend. On the other hand if they danced too  reserved 
onlookers might think they were uninteresting and wouldn’t want to take  lessons 

from them. I’ve seen many top quality teachers both in the US and  Argentina 
sit all night at milongas and never get up and dance. Just last night  one of 
the best joined us and never danced. He said after teaching all day he  
enjoys sitting and watching everyone having fun. I’ve also noticed that in BA a  

lot of the top instructors would wait until most of the crowd has gone home 
before dancing.
The sad truth is a lot of good teachers along with the  wannabe second rate 
so called teachers are so ego driven they can’t resist  showing off and are 
too stupid to realize they upset the  floor.
David



In a message dated 1/22/2011 2:01:10 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
tango at kidojo.it writes:
Hi,

Anton  wrote
>I have found it interesting, the apparent difference in attitude  at
> milongas, between celebrity tango dancers in Buenos Aires and  celebrity
> tango dancers in the US and other parts of the world.
>  My observations suggest that in Buenos Aires they blend in with other 
>  social
> dancers, whereas in other countries, they try to stand out. Maybe  in BA 
> they
> don't like show-offs.

my experience is that  the celebrity tango dancers in Buenos Aires ha 
started 
in the social  environment (the first exhibitions they did in milongas like 
sunderland,  maipu ecc.
Their first tecnique was who to dance the social dance (milonguero  apilado 
style), only later they started to dance for the  stage.

Patricia Muller  

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