Things I’ve learned from a wash-out statistic I have a friend whom I’ve introduce to tango. Honestly I doubt he’s coming back, but here are a few things I’ve learned from observing him. The use, misuse, or lack of the cabeceo is not a huge factor which causes the LA tango community to dwindle in number. It is attitude, and my friend came in with the wrong attitude. There has been times when he felt that because he spent $12 on a milonga that he should get a good dance, or a dance at all. But after one or two dances, he’ll sit in the corner and sulk because he feels that he couldn’t. Then when he gets rejected he gets more butt-hurt and starts asking me things like why nobody will dance with him. Now let’s take this idea about being rejected for a dance and shift it towards the sport of basketball. I have yet to see a person storm out of the basketball court all angry or cry to another player because they didn’t get picked to be on a team and they’re sitting out because there’s an odd number of players. What does that person do, he/she waits for the next game, and they practice off court so that maybe tomorrow they will get picked. Let’s say they’re a rock star, if they don’t work well with a team, and the team loses, chances are they won’t get picked for the next game. So why do people in basketball who get rejected just try harder and not throw a temper tantrum? Maybe it happens, and I don’t play enough basketball to see it, but I think the LA Tango Community could learn something from basketball and the value of sportsmanship. People, take rejection with grace, it’s okay to be rejected. Heck, I’m sure champs like Brian, Yuliana, Laurant, Naomi, and Ramada have gone through phase of being rejected. It’s perseverance and hard work that wins the day, not the cries of a sniveling entitled brats. So if someone rejects you, don’t sweat it. It’s just a dance. You didn’t lose millions, you didn’t lose your arm. Sure your ego might have taken a sucker punch, but a person who gets back up with grace is someone I’d like to dance with. Just saying…. And if that doesn’t work, sniff yourself, you might need to freshen up.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 18:16:24 +0000
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