I have written here how I like to dance with beginners. But I should have written SOME beginners. I like to dance with beginners that have a positive approach. When dancing, I want to dance with someone that can connect with me, with my dance. And for as much as it is difficult to do that when you're a beginner, any little bit will please me. And I am not expecting a beginner to do the same as an intermediate or advance dancer. I am expecting a beginner to do simple stuff and to make an effort in order to make it correctly. In essence, when dancing with beginners the attitude counts a lot.
I don't like to dance with other kind of beginners. These usually called themselves advanced and think that time (on itself) dictates your level of mastery. Dancing with them is like dancing with a broomstick. They're just interested in not staying sat (because that is a waste of time and it looks bad). They're not interested in putting anything into the dance. They are not interested into learning, challenging themselves, put a sparkle in the dance. They're just there because they just got used to go to milongas, to pretend they dance tango and to tell their non-tango friends that they're fantastic dancers.
There is the third type of beginners. The ones that are not beginners but that have the attitude of beginners. Those of have been learning for quite some time, have mastered quite a lot of principles but still persevere in the quest to become better. Other people called them advanced. The truly advanced dancer is the one who realises that he/she will always be a beginner.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Beginners I like, beginners I don't
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