On 11/06/2011 22:35, rome...@telusplanet.net wrote:
Hi,
This is in reference to johnofbris...@tiscali.co.uk who wrote:
.but my understanding is that Ballroom and Argentine tango were the same
thing a century ago, and have developed in different directions.
And to Alexis Cousein who says
Alexis says:
Look at film archives, and tell me whether what you see there
is ballroom tango.
From La Coreografia del Tango by Ines Cuello, Antologia del Tango
Here is what Ines says about film archives of that era:
Lamentablemente, los medios técnicos de representación visual -fotografía,
From: Alexis Cousein a...@sgi.com
Look at film archives, and tell me whether what you see there
is ballroom tango.
One thing to keep in mind, is that ballroom tango changed over the
years too. The dance that is called The Tango in ballroom events,
didn't really take it's current form until
So, I was thinking that after the initial introduction in Europe, Argentine
tango lost its appeal after WWII and may have died out in most countries (and
changed to something else in Finland). Basically, mirroring the trend in
Argentina. It didn't pick up again until Tango Argentino played in
