[Tango-L] Interesting Tango Listing

[Alexis Cousein]

On 13/06/2011 22:02, Trini y Sean (PATangoS) wrote:
> I'm with Huck.  If I want to work on my milonga, I want a workshop that says "milonga".

Oh, no doubt. But I don't think that's what was meant. Some students
insist on knowing whether workshop A is working on 'variations on the 
left molinete in Villa Urquiza embrace on d'Arienzo music' or 'adornos
on rock steps on di Sarli music'. That's a step too far if you make
it mandatory (even though some excellent teachers do give that amount
of detail).

I expect to work on milonga in a milonga workshop, vals on a vals
workshop, and tango on a tango workshop. Apart from that, I
either trust or distrust a teacher to pick what's right from
his/her reputation and what others have experienced.

I must say it also depends on the audience. Some people
might have a very good understanding of what they need, but perhaps
they're better served by private lessons (and by being open
to be told to work on something else even in private lessons).
Those are usually people who are advanced dancers, but not just
people who think they are advanced dancers: some people *think*
they know what to work on but are wrong ;).