Wow. What a response!
From: damian.thomp...@gmail.com
Subject: [Tango-L] Tango to Rap
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 18:34:10 +1000
To: vy...@hotmail.com
Hey fuckhead
I'd like to reply firstly by saying, that no, this is not rubbish. This is
the extreme high end of tango. Stage style, but
At least here in Boston most nuevo dancers are more experienced than
regular ones, they use the space efficiently - large moves when there
is no danger to others, small confined moves when there is not enough
room. I saw Damian dance when he was here. It was a very small-space
milonga (the space
Firstly, it's extremely rude to publish a post that is intended as a
personal reply. Such an act says just as much about the poster than the
replier.
Secondly, I thought the ad was pretty cool for the
audience I presume they were trying to reach, which are not old farts. I
liked that they
Trini wrote:
Secondly, I thought the ad was pretty cool for the
audience I presume they were trying to reach, which are not old farts.
Dancing traditional or nuevo (or well) has little to do with age.
I liked that they were telling a story and an emotional connection was
there. That
Most of the self-proclaimed tango gods nuevo or otherwise are good at only
one thing and that’s disrupting the floor for the people who are dancing
social tango. They should all be required to put on tee shirts that say, “I’
m a idiot”
In a message dated 4/3/2011 6:56:36 A.M. Pacific
From: Charles Roques c.roq...@mchsi.com
Dancing traditional or nuevo (or well) has little to do with age.
Exactly, which is why I used the term old farts, which implies a certain
mindset.
Nor was nothing wrong with their form or technique. It was well-executed show
tango.
Trini de
Well put Trini.. On first reading Vince's post, I just thought it a fly-cast
by a troll. I thought Damiens reply hilarious - although perhaps fuckhead is
a tad extreme - I would have said bombastic troll or ignorant pedant
myself.
Those who can dance do, those who can't write meaningless crtiques
A friend of mine from Adrogué, a suburb of Buenos Aires, and well off
the tourist's beaten path, forwarded me this video of a local tango
performance he saw in a local cultural center.
Performed and produced for the local folks by the local folks, so you
get an idea of what many Argentines think
