Becoming an expert
Over at CPU Blog (Creating Passionate Users), there is a great article called “How to become an expert”. While this is not Tango-specific, I am sure many of us can relate to the process described here!? I think the graph below says it all.
By the way, in case you were wondering why I blatantly copied someone else’s work (the graph), the contents of the CPU blog are actually licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. In fact, the author of the blog has written a specific entry to clarify the situation.
Blogging with context
This is a plug really, just to mention the fact that you can find on this site a list of Tango blogs that I have personally found interesting. Currently, the ones I follow most regularly are:
- Isaac’s blog: Isaac shares his experiences of living and dancing in Buenos Aires;
- Royce’s Tango thoughts: Royce always has something interesting to say about music and the emotional side of Tango;
- Daniel’s Tango blog: Daniel is the main driving force behind the thriving community in Taiwan and of course also the highly successful International Taipei Tango Festivals;
- Milonga del Corazon: Emily promotes close embrace dancing and her love for music in Hong Kong, where the trend is towards Nuevo Style of dancing;
- Deby Novitz’s blog: Deby is one of many foreigners living in Buenos Aires, sharing insights from inside and outside;
- Sallycat’s adventures: another brave soul who decided to relocate to BA;
- My life as a not-so-good tango leader: Very hilarious, but perhaps we “leaders” have all gone the same paths before?? 🙂
As a postscript, it is perhaps not so surprising that most of these bloggers are from Asia. Perhaps easier to relate to culturally!?
Tango anime
Simply marvellous!
I first saw this clip over 6 months ago but it was not until I read the comments accompanying this clip on YouTube that I fully understand the context. The story is simply:
The greatest tango dancer of the 20’s is stuck in a wheelchair after a tragic accident. Thanks to his wife, he recovers the use of his legs, the time of one imaginary dance, ending entreating passionately “Don’t stop, hold me tight”.
The original version can be found here.
Poema
The magic of Javier Rodriguez and Geraldine Rojas, dancing to rhytmically simple but melody-rich Poema in Taipei 2004. Sublime!
Update 2/5/07: Found another source for this video clip.