tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183577605666117106.post9056522591489624185..comments2023-05-17T13:22:26.321+02:00Comments on Melina's two cents: Making better choices - wasting less time, energy and moneyMelina Sedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727388535288424558noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183577605666117106.post-39978019935586914092017-12-02T10:43:44.031+01:002017-12-02T10:43:44.031+01:00Hey Mike,
You are correct: the post mostly target...Hey Mike,<br /><br />You are correct: the post mostly targets dancers who have already started dancing.<br /><br />But nevertheless: we don't have to be so innocents anymore from the beginning. There is the internet, there is youtube... People can inform themselves much better before they start of a new activity, than this was possible 20 years ago. So if you are living in a town with 2 or more tango schools, you can still check them out in before. And there are people who do that.<br /><br />Many years ago, we were giving regular classes in a couple of towns in our region. There was one guy who signed up with his partner. He told us, that he had been interested in tango for some time, but had only seen dramatic show tango exhibitions by a local teacher. As he did not like what he saw, he did not go to her classes. Only when he saw what we were doing, he registered. I think it took him a year or more to find us. But then he stuck to it and as far as I can tell, he still dances. I think his waiting payed off. And today it is even easier.<br /><br />Sure: if you are living in a town/area with only one or two schools/teachers, there is not much choice, so most people just stick with what they have. But if you are not content with the situation, you will sooner or later have to decide, whether you stop doing tango or whether you start traveling and spending more money. Again: it is about priorities. <br /><br />Good advice from Ney. It goes well with what I say in the end: if you take a class, go there open minded. <br /><br />Good luck and lots of fun to you!<br /><br /><br />Melina Sedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08727388535288424558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183577605666117106.post-45665059109401252032017-12-02T10:26:12.386+01:002017-12-02T10:26:12.386+01:00A very interesting post Melina, as always, with lo...A very interesting post Melina, as always, with lots of good advice that I wish I'd had when I started! But I think this advice is suited more to the dancer with some experience already, when you start to realise you need this advice. Many (most?) beginners have only a vague idea of what they want. Perhaps they have seen stage tango on TV, or maybe they already dance jive and a friend suggests coming to a tango class. We are complete innocents at this stage!<br /><br />Many towns have only one teacher so that's the obvious place to start and hence what you get is somewhat random. Until you have a comparison it's hard to know what you want. So how do people graduate to where your advice is relevant? I guess in Patricia's and my case we took classes with several teachers and began to appreciate the differences. Our trip to BsAs also widened our horizons and eventually we defined what we wanted from tango. It took us a long time though, maybe it is easier for people starting today, with so much more choice and information available.<br /><br />I will end with something I heard from Ney Melo. When he takes a class he does *everything* the teacher advises even if he doesn't agree with it or like it. Afterwards he accepts or rejects things from the class but he has given them a fair test first. I think this is a good philosophy and it's a pity your student couldn't follow this.<br /><br />MikeEl escritorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020567455325195391noreply@blogger.com