Let the embrace do the talking
By yy on May 10, 2008 in Learning process | 0 Comments
A quick search on the internet can reveal many dance schools (not just Tango by the way) offering all kinds of classes and seminars with exotic-sounding topics. For the unsuspecting student - mostly the relatively new people initiated into the dance - such options are mind-boggling.
Personally, I follow a simple rule-of-thumb:
If a teacher can’t dance [...]
By yy on Nov 6, 2007 in Learning process, Musicality | 5 Comments
Recently some followers questioned the value of taking classes on musicality. To me this was rather strange, which I can only put down to having experienced bad teaching in the past. In my opinion, musicality goes way beyond recognising the stereotypical generalisations for each of the major orchestras, e.g. Pugliese is only represented by his [...]
By yy on Oct 23, 2007 in Learning process, Musings | 0 Comments
Almost any Tango teacher worth his salt - be they of the “resident” variety or the travelling maestros - would have (or should have) struggled with these questions at some point in his teaching career: What do I teach to the students? And in what order should I present what I know?
It goes without [...]
