996  tete and cacho, susana and brigitte

Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 13:47:25 -0800
From: robin thomas <niborsamoht@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: tete and cacho, susana and brigitte

it's kind of funny to hear tete and cacho bunched
together because they're so different. it just goes to
show how misleading all these labels are.

tete's dance is circular, he's always turning and
seldom pausing. he doesn't really do ocho cortados or
any other "cut" movement, everything flows. his dance
is more "sweet and light."

cacho is more powerful and dynamic but with lots of
dramatic pauses. he doesn't turn much or at least not
complete turns.

a lot of people who study with susana miller also
study with brigitte winkler (or vice versa), they also
couldn't be more different. everything i learn from
susana feels incredibly porteno. her steps just ooze
the atmosphere of el beso (the milonga she owned).
brigitte is the wildly creative other side of the
coin. everything i learn from her is completely new,
something i've never seen done before. so whatever you
call it "milonguero style" is not one monolithic
block.

robin

Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:01:26 +0000
From: Russell Ranno <russellranno@hotmail.com>
Subject: [Tango-L] Tete
To: <tango-l@mit.edu>


Thank you Charles and Astrid for your excellent postings bringing rationality to the deification of Tete. There is one additional point to be made about Miles' original statement: "...you're also seeing Tete trying to show off, something else you should remember, the man was never comfortable in front of crowds, and if the tango looks rushed..."
A true master, of any art, doesn't need excuses made for his trying to show off or of being uncomfortable in front of crowds. Mastery extinguishes both of these as the master disappears and the muses speak thru him.

Russell
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Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:27:32 -0800
From: "Igor Polk" <ipolk@virtuar.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Tete
To: <tango-l@mit.edu>

Tete is one of the Greatest living Masters of Tango.

I am sure he does not give a dime about your opinion about him. Neither do
we - those who like him, value his dancing, and consider him as a teacher.

I want to point out to young tango dancers - learn from his videos, and you
will not regret!
These are treasure. His dancing seems simple but it is more complex and deep
than many many videos of wanna-be-a-star-s. And by the way, mastering his
dancing will bring you to the kind of people
everyone-stands-in-line-to-dance-with.

Igor Polk.