2233  Navigation, floorcraft, bugaboos

Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 12:34:35 +0100
From: Andreas Wichter <Andreas.Wichter@GMX.NET>
Subject: Re: Navigation, floorcraft, bugaboos

Hello Carlos,

I had to spend quite a bit of time reading some of your former postings to
be reasonably sure I understand your mode of communication. Then, after
reading your bugaboo post a couple of times, I have to say I agree. Mostly. Using
chairs can teach people to make use of the space available.
Unless, of course, you make them abandon common sense in favor of rules. We
tried to suggest guidelines, and we used the comparison with driving a car
along a motorway (of course, the Brits drive on the wrong side, so we had to
explain proper driving, too ;-) ). Sensible people do change lanes, they
overtake others if necessary, but they do it in a reasonably careful manner, and
they use their rearview mirrors. Ideally a kind of harmony arises.
So I guess it does come down to common sense, after all.

Cheers,
Andreas

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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:14:31 -0600
From: Stephen Brown <Stephen.P.Brown@DAL.FRB.ORG>
Subject: Re: Navigation, floorcraft, bugaboos

Teaching exercises are not always designed to be literally translated into
social dancing. They can be designed to give people alternative solutions
to navigational problems that can arise while they are dancing. Of
course, rote application of only the solutions learned in such a class can
be just as bad or worse than application of the limited options the
students entered the class with.

I think it is time that we started thinking of tango dancers as people who
actually have brains and can learn from lessons, even if the lesson
provides a limited perspective of tango.

--Steve (de Tejas)

Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 16:21:30 +0100
From: Andreas Wichter <Andreas.Wichter@GMX.NET>
Subject: Re: Navigation, floorcraft, bugaboos

Agreed! Exercises are methods to get people somewhere, to kick off a
development into the desired direction. That4s also why some (many?) teachers teach
things they no longer do themselves.
Practice and application (dance) are two quite different things.

Andreas

> Teaching exercises are not always designed to be literally translated into
> social dancing. They can be designed to give people alternative solutions
> to navigational problems that can arise while they are dancing. Of
> course, rote application of only the solutions learned in such a class can
> be just as bad or worse than application of the limited options the
> students entered the class with.
>
> I think it is time that we started thinking of tango dancers as people who
> actually have brains and can learn from lessons, even if the lesson
> provides a limited perspective of tango.
>
> --Steve (de Tejas)
>
>

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