3917  How to teach rhythm? The Contrarian view - A question of Future

Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:09:32 -0700
From: Igor Polk <ipolk@VIRTUAR.COM>
Subject: Re: How to teach rhythm? The Contrarian view - A question of Future

Yes, yes, yes, everyone can learn dancing.
As we all did.

But how to hold those extra talented fast learning guys?
They are the future and nucleus of the milonga.
They are who will form tango-gravitation around them, where they go -
everyone goes after them.
They are who will be able to preserve legacy and move things forward.
They are treasures!

How to keep them interested to stay in between gray rhythm-struggling
unshaved crowd dressed in crumpled tough cotton shirts and shapeless pants?

Igor Polk.

Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:43:49 +0900
From: astrid <astrid@RUBY.PLALA.OR.JP>
Subject: Re: How to teach rhythm? The Contrarian view - A question of Future

> How to keep them interested to stay in between gray rhythm-struggling
> unshaved crowd dressed in crumpled tough cotton shirts and shapeless

pants?

>

Hire taxi dancers and teaching assistents from Argentina, like Luna de Tango
did. So these women don't have to bear with the bumbling dilettantes all of
the time. Of course, for the debatable lack of men, and among the men that
are present,for the lack of a greater numbers of really good dancers, these
guys were imported. With the result, that the flood of women eager to dance
with them got even bigger. Whatever you do... But for me, two songs with
Cristian, Gonzalo or David on a good day can make even an otherwise terribly
boring 3 hour long evening feel worth it all. By the way, Igor, IMO the
really fast learning talented "guys" are mostly found among the females.
If you don't like the above mentioned style of clothing, come to Japan.
Nobody here would ever dream of showing up at a milonga (or a class) dressed
like that.

Astrid