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Ed Dutton: universities gained prestige thanks to geniuses, which attracted mid-wits. Is that what happened to tango?

Posted on 4 Days Ago by Tom@ContactMilonguero

When I go to these milongas, whether it’s in Europe or Asia, there’s not an intelligent person in sight. It’s just a crowd that follows sheepishly and uncritically whatever the teachers or organisers dish out. Is this the reason?

Konstantin Kisin: we have to “build alternative ecosystems in every way” to get rid of wokeism

Posted on 5 Days Ago by Tom@ContactMilonguero

Podcast #8 Surfaces destroy sound, primacy of melody, and limiting beliefs

Posted on December 17 by Tom@ContactMilonguero

I discuss issues with the reproduction of music in venues, and the importance of melody vs. rhythm in understanding and interpreting music.

Washington Post: Argentina’s soccer team is not diverse enough

Posted on December 14 by Tom@ContactMilonguero

Podcast #7: TangoVoice, the destruction of Bourgeois standards, and the way forward online

Posted on December 14 by Tom@ContactMilonguero

I discuss some conversations I’ve been having in which people express low standards, a relativist attitude and in which language is inverted in an Orwellian way, and some other conversations which give me hope for a way out of this.

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A contemporary approach to social tango teaching and organising

Ed Dutton: universities gained prestige thanks to geniuses, which attracted mid-wits. Is that what happened to tango?

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Podcast #8 Surfaces destroy sound, primacy of melody, and limiting beliefs

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Washington Post: Argentina’s soccer team is not diverse enough

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Podcast #7: TangoVoice, the destruction of Bourgeois standards, and the way forward online

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