Re: [TANGO-L] Most people with bad taste are that way because they lack knowledge.

[Derik Rawson <rawsonweb @YAHOO.COM>]

Dear Kat:

I agree with you completely.  I danced with a Polish
girl, Sylvia, a few months ago, who went barefoot at a
milonga because she fogot to bring her high heels.
She was a terrific tango dancer anyway. Her soul was
in the dance. It is the ironies that make life
interesting.

Derik
d.rawson  @rawsonweb.com

--- Kat <hellkat_13  @YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Dear Derik,
>
> You're right, it's not about elitism, it's about
> narrow-mindedness.  Most people that are snobs are
> that way because they fear the unknown.  They can
> widen their appreciation of the world around them if
> they step out of the isolated bubble they're living
> in
> for ten minutes, just like anybody else.  I just
> think
> it's absurd that snobs believe that they can be the
> end-all arbiters of good taste.
>
> Fwiw, I'm familiar with, and quite fond of, the
> glamour and irony of swanky settings that mix the
> high
> and low life.  My point was simply that it is
> pretentious and presumptuous to exclude or belittle
> people who may have just come from work on their
> dinner break because they had to get a little
> dancing
> in.  And that some of us would much rather dance
> with
> a bunch of soulful people in their pajamas than a
> team
> of well-groomed, technically proficient, judgemental
> "maestros"
>
> Kat
>
> --- Derik Rawson <rawsonweb  @YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> > Dear Ket:
> >
> > This is not about elitism.  It is about depth of
> > experience.  Most people with bad taste are that
> way
> > because they lack knowledge.  They can improve
> their
> > taste through education,  just like anyone else.
> If
> > they refuse and critize others, then  they can
> > become
> > the worst of snobs.
> >
> > Argentine Tango is all about surprises.  It is
> about
> > contrasts and even shocking things. It is not for
> > people who are afraid to grow, whether they are in
> > high society or not. Life makes no sense at all
> and
> > tango clarifies that nicely....lol.  As a
> beautiful
> > girl from California once told me in Paris. "Tango
> > is
> > all about life's ironies."  I think that she is
> > absolutely right.
> >
> > One reason that tango is exciting, especially in
> > Europe, is that a street dance from
> > Lunfardo-speaking
> > criminal gangs in Buenos Aires is usually
> performed
> > in
> > Europe by dancers in suits and black tie in
> > beautiful
> > old world palaces or on a mountain top overlooking
> > the
> > sea.  The surprise of the earthy dance and the
> > beautiful settings is a contrast of the highest
> > order.
> > The total effect is a wild ride.  For me it is a
> bit
> > like watching Jame Bond in a tuxedo in the
> beautiful
> > casinos of Monte Carlo behave like a low life
> > gangster, while wearing a white coat summer
> > tuxedo....holding his Martini...shaken, not
> > stired...lol.  In the US, we are missing all this
> > beautiful high drama by having events in dance
> > studios
> > and hotels and not dressing up for fun.
> >
> > For me, Argentine Tango is all about good taste.
> > For
> > this reason it should be complex and very
> > interesting,
> > just like a good wine. It should not be made
> simple
> > and easy for snobs of any kind.  It should remain
> > complex for people who really enjoy life and are
> > looking for some real adventure.  Limiting oneself
> > in
> > Argentine Tango is not an option. My opinion.
> >
> > Derik
> > d.rawson  @rawsonweb.com
>
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