My experience is that most people consider the visual foremost, rather than the
auditory. In other words, does it look like fun? Some may volunteer that they
don't like the music, but that's not that often. As for using non-tango music
for performances, I'll only do so to entertain people
Thanks for the comments, on list and off, about people dancing to
non-tango music (sometimes called nuevo). It's true - the kids in BA
(or anyone else) are not dancing to non-tango music. I did not hear
from anyone who knows of a milonga in BA that plays anything but tango
music.
It seems the
For the record, around here (Boulder/Denver Colorado USA)
dancing tango steps to non-tango music seems to be a constant
factor, not too big and not too small, and not really changing
much over time. There are a few events which play a mix of
tango and non-tango music, and sometimes DJ's at events
I had an interesting discussion at a milonga last night. In the middle of
another tanda of nuevo music, I expressed my opinion that it is not a good
idea to play too much nuevo music, especially during a time when beginners
are dancing. I feel it is crucial to dance to authentic tango music at
