I just saw an ad for a special 'Al Reves' performance of Arg. Tango in the
milonga near my home town in the States...I suppose that we can all
imagine/guess at what 'Al Reves' meansa new twist to the traditional
dance... soon the dance will be s twisted that we will have to look for
Mario sopel...@yahoo.com Wrote;
...I suppose that we can all imagine/guess at what 'Al Reves' meansa new
twist to the traditional dance
As we said earlier Al Reves is NOT new. It was being danced 50 years ago.
So, call me a retro, someone against 'progress'..and that I will soon have
I just happen to have gotten an email today about a book by Gustavo Benzecry
Sabá on tango dance terms (prefaces by Juan Carlos Copes and Gavito). Here's a
page from the book with the al reves position.
Tango Doble Frente o Al reves is a historical way of dancing .
I personally never saw a couple dancing a whole tango 'Doble frente', it is
used in exhibitions and only for a moment during the Exhibition Tango.
Actually normally the dancer starts a tango, milonga or vals with the usual
