4389 Writing is like dancing
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 10:12:07 -0700
From: "Igor Polk" <ipolk@virtuar.com>
Subject: [Tango-L] Writing is like dancing
To: <tango-l@mit.edu>
Writing, especially here, is like dancing.
A writer is probably a leader. Readers can submiss, surrender, rebel, or
even back lead depending of the personality and skill of the leader.
Anyway, good dance is a good dance, we know how it is in tango, right?
So writing can be simple, sophisticated, consisting of standard strict
boring figures or highly improvisational, irrational, without waiting for
the follower, it can be even alternative. It can be musical and dull, or
leading vals under salsa music, leading a dance of another barrio, without
observing the line of dance, kicking others, beginning and advanced. And so
on..
Igor.
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:57:34 EDT
From: Euroking@aol.com
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Writing is like dancing
To: tango-l@mit.edu
Great points, but writing has one goal and that is to communicate. A major
difference IMO between dance and writing is the size of the audience. In
dancing, unless it is for stage or teaching the audience is very small.
Writing, its content and style determines and differentiates the size of
intended audience and actual audience. A well written and reasoned treatise
utilizing derivative components of the English language from a Latin or Romance
based language is not as informative to many as a simple statement coming
from Anglo-Saxon based words, yet they can convey the same thought.
So while I welcome Jake's comments, I agree with Sergio, forgive me Sergio
if I am putting words in your mouth, keep it simple. While I read and
understand Jake's prologue (I needed to print it out and reread it several times) I
don't think, in retrospect it was time well spent and probably will not put
that much time into it in the future. Yesterday was a slow day. In fact, at
that level much more than 2-3 paragraphs can be mind numbing. Good stuff
but...
Sergio, I truly find your comments informative and enlightening and you have
helped me understand more of what Tango is or is not. I look forward to
them. For that I thank you. Jake, you also have made some good points, but I
mentally don't want to work that hard. But that is the choice I make...
Just some thoughts,
Bill in Seattle
In a message dated 6/8/2006 10:12:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
ipolk@virtuar.com writes:
Writing, especially here, is like dancing.
A writer is probably a leader. Readers can submiss, surrender, rebel, or
even back lead depending of the personality and skill of the leader.
Anyway, good dance is a good dance, we know how it is in tango, right?
So writing can be simple, sophisticated, consisting of standard strict
boring figures or highly improvisational, irrational, without waiting for
the follower, it can be even alternative. It can be musical and dull, or
leading vals under salsa music, leading a dance of another barrio, without
observing the line of dance, kicking others, beginning and advanced. And so
on..
Igor.
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Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:07:22 -0400
From: "Caroline Polack" <runcarolinerun@hotmail.com>
Subject: [Tango-L] Writing is like dancing
To: tango-l@mit.edu
The way I see it, anything is like dancing and vice versa. Breaking it down
to the basics, it's about creativity and expression on a structural
foundation of education and experience.
Caroline
Fashion, food, romance in Sympatico / MSN Lifestyle
https://lifestyle.sympatico.msn.ca/Home/
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:28:38 -0400
From: "TangoDC.com" <spatz@tangoDC.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Writing is like dancing
To: tango-L@mit.edu
Dear Bill,
I realize my last big post was turgid reading, and I'll condense it into
something pithier after my thoughts have developed. If anyone can add to
what I've said (or subtract from it), great-- it'll be of much use. If
not, don't waste your time on it. I promise I'll try to write simpler
stuff in the upcoming critique, which will have the benefit of coupling
interpretation with videos that anyone with a high-speed connection can
watch. That'll make it much easier for everyone to see what I'm talking
about, and to take pot-shots at my little weather balloons as well, when
they drift too far from the storm.
Jake Spatz
DC
Euroking@aol.com wrote:
>
>
> Great points, but writing has one goal and that is to communicate. A major
> difference IMO between dance and writing is the size of the audience. In
> dancing, unless it is for stage or teaching the audience is very small.
> Writing, its content and style determines and differentiates the size of
> intended audience and actual audience. A well written and reasoned treatise
> utilizing derivative components of the English language from a Latin or Romance
> based language is not as informative to many as a simple statement coming
> from Anglo-Saxon based words, yet they can convey the same thought.
> So while I welcome Jake's comments, I agree with Sergio, forgive me Sergio
> if I am putting words in your mouth, keep it simple. While I read and
> understand Jake's prologue (I needed to print it out and reread it several times) I
> don't think, in retrospect it was time well spent and probably will not put
> that much time into it in the future. Yesterday was a slow day. In fact, at
> that level much more than 2-3 paragraphs can be mind numbing. Good stuff
> but...
> Sergio, I truly find your comments informative and enlightening and you have
> helped me understand more of what Tango is or is not. I look forward to
> them. For that I thank you. Jake, you also have made some good points, but I
> mentally don't want to work that hard. But that is the choice I make...
> Just some thoughts,
>
> Bill in Seattle
>
>
>
> In a message dated 6/8/2006 10:12:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> ipolk@virtuar.com writes:
>
> Writing, especially here, is like dancing.
>
> A writer is probably a leader. Readers can submiss, surrender, rebel, or
> even back lead depending of the personality and skill of the leader.
>
> Anyway, good dance is a good dance, we know how it is in tango, right?
>
> So writing can be simple, sophisticated, consisting of standard strict
> boring figures or highly improvisational, irrational, without waiting for
> the follower, it can be even alternative. It can be musical and dull, or
> leading vals under salsa music, leading a dance of another barrio, without
> observing the line of dance, kicking others, beginning and advanced. And so
> on..
>
> Igor.
>
> Tango-L mailing list
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