I certainly agree that an a-hole personality as a dance community leader, is, on so many levels, a very unfortunate thing. I do not support the idea...
We are not talking about kids and teenagers in school, we are taking grown ups, very few of which have been training to become a professional tango...
and that, alas, is quite typical in tango.
I am not making assumptions, I am writing about what I observe and what people say. Incidentally, those are the same people who complain and...
Actually, a lot of dancers Jantango is writing about are older people, and do not dance till 6 am anymore. Even midnight is past the bedtime for many...
You partner offers his left hand, you take it, then you come closer to him, to the point where you are comfortable (because the point of the...
At least you managed to fall in love with tango taking his classes, and that is a lot... any teacher would be happy and proud of that kind of a...
Yes, indeed, the tango lyrics often tell us what it is all about. :) What I was trying to say, related to the discussed topic, is that elegance...
Agree. You don't go to class to psychoanalyze the teacher or judge him on his personality. You go there to learn. Unless his behavior makes the...
A lot of people seem to ignore completely that the social dance (which tango undoubtedly is) is not only what happens when a couple steps on the...
Sure. A milonga class offered on a regularly weekly base, in San Francisco and Buenos Aires.
So, what would it be, "properly" or "whatever"? ;)
Well, the local resources is just this guy, and as you pointed out, he easily loses patience with the beginners. Since he is probably aware of...
Your don't have to tolerate abuse. That person is not your family member. He is there to teach you tango, and if you still believe he's got something...
Also, I do not really understand why, if you decide to part with that teacher, you should quit tango altogether.
The #2 is not necessarily an abuse per se. If I believe somebody is a great dancer and tango instructor, I will encourage a beginner to take a...
For tango lessons I suggest you contact Santiago Leon and Liliana Tolomei.
A girl needs to have standards. :) An Argentine tango dancer and instructor who does not know how to follow is bad news.
Felipe Martinez is not Argentine. He is from Spain. But yes, he is good at explaining. :)
I too got a feeling that the teacher was trying to preserve the leader's ego ( and possibly his own) at her expense. Someone who teaches is...
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