5036  La dolce vita

Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:52:51 -0700
From: romerob@telusplanet.net
Subject: [Tango-L] La dolce vita

Hi,

I do not want to be disrespectful but the reality is that a couple of
Colombians were top awarded 1st place in stage Tango last year. The Colombian
couple won dancing with Canyengue flair, and a in kind of performance which
harkens back to about 1890 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Cheers,

Bruno
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Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:53:42 -0600
From: "David Hodgson" <DHodgson@TangoLabyrinth.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] La dolce vita

Hey Bruno:
You know I have a lot of respect for people who do stage work at the caliber
you mention. Would love to see at least a video clip of the couple you
mentioned. Regardless if it is my cup of tea or not.

I guess Nina was referring to a style of expression she really likes
regardless if it on stage or not, and is on the caliber of world class.

Nina: I have to agree with you about the Argentine women. When they get into
that "zone", they do something that is really hot. Nope not going to say
what it is either. That is a private dance,,, out on the floor.

David



-----Original Message-----

Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 11:53 PM
Subject: [Tango-L] La dolce vita

Hi,

I do not want to be disrespectful but the reality is that a couple of
Colombians were top awarded 1st place in stage Tango last year. The
Colombian
couple won dancing with Canyengue flair, and a in kind of performance which
harkens back to about 1890 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Cheers,

Bruno
-----Original Message-----

Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:11:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Trini y Sean (PATangoS)" <patangos@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] la DOLCE vita



--- "Jake Spatz (TangoDC.com)" <spatz@tangoDC.com> wrote:

Sean> "Budweiser beer and Armani suits are both world class
products."

Jake> Huddling these two under the same umbrella makes
"world class" rather a meaningless term now, doesn't it?

That was almost my point. I would call it an undefined
term, rather than meaningless. As Jeff pointed out,
"Budweiser is only world-class in the same sense the
MacDonald's is - it's a well-run corporation & you can find
it everywhere."

We have no way of knowing what Keith means when he talks
about producing world class dancers, but I think we can
safely assume that he's not using the phrase to mean the
same thing that Nina uses it to mean. When people toss
undefined terms around, we are only able to interpret them
based on what we know about them from prior posts. As Ron
has observed, Keith's pedagogy is formed around his
perception of economic necessity. Given his focus on
perceived market forces, I believe his use of the term
"world class" is similar to my Budweiser example. That's
why I huddled the disparate meanings under the same
umbrella and suggested that the phrase not be taken
seriously.

Sean

Postscript:

Jake> "Last time I checked, Guinness and Zegna were brand
names."

The irony was intentional. I shouldn't have bothered. By
now I should know better than to attempt humor on the 'L.
Although I must admit that this time, the delivery was
poorly executed.





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