5567  Keith's questions

Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:05:56 -0700
From: Nina Pesochinsky <nina@earthnet.net>
Subject: [Tango-L] Keith's questions

I am jumping up and down to answer Keith's questions, hoping to beat
Nancy to it.

First, an example of American Know-how and influence on milongas in Argentina:

Americans brought to Argentina a concept of a milonga that Argentines
call Milonga Gay. La Marshall on Wednesday nights is such a
milonga. They play good traditional music. After each tanda or two,
there is an alternative tanda. Men can dance with men and women with
women. Men can also dance with women and women can lead men. Anyone
can invite anyone, verbally or otherwise. Basically, anything goes.

This is not an Argentine invention. Milonga Gay is an American
invention embraced by the Argentines. La Marshall is super popular
with lots of great dancers and teachers in attendance. In the US,
practically every milonga is Milonga Gay. So who knows better how to
create Milonga Gay - Americans or Argentines? :) I think that the
Argentines are going to steal the whole concept and then claim that
it was their invention.

On another note:
Americans think that they are better at teaching tango because they
become Argentine prior to starting to teach.

NIna




At 08:44 AM 2/13/2008, Keith wrote:

>Nancy,
>
>This is exactly what I thought would happen, but hoped wouldn't.
>Americans immediately on the defensive, putting words in my mouth
>and making no attempt to answer my questions.
>
>Nancy, is there any American alive today who knows more about
>Tango than Oscar Casas? Simple question. And, as I said - he's
>just one example. The real question is, who knows more about
>teaching and dancing Tango - Argentines or Americans?
>Another simple question.
>
>And, yes I teach. And I do my very best to do it the way many
>Argentines have taught me. I just want to understand why
>Americans think they have a better way of teaching Tango.
>
>That's all I'm asking. Can anyone answer the question, please.
>
>Keith, HK
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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:20:26 -0800 (PST)
From: NANCY <ningle_2000@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Tango-L] Keith's questions




--- Keith <keith@tangohk.com> wrote:

>
> Nancy, is there any American alive today who knows
> more about
> Tango than Oscar Casas? Simple question.

Yes. Simple answer.

And, as I

> said - he's
> just one example. The real question is, who knows
> more about
> teaching and dancing Tango - Argentines or
> Americans?
> Another simple question.

Some Americans know more than many Argentines.

>
> And, yes I teach. And I do my very best to do it the
> way many
> Argentines have taught me. I just want to understand
> why
> Americans think they have a better way of teaching
> Tango.
>
> That's all I'm asking. Can anyone answer the
> question, please.

Consider trying it. You might learn something that
even an Argentine can't teach you. The proof is in
the product. Put your students up against Tom
Stermitz' students. Let us be the judge. Or better
yet - put your video up against his.





Neve



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