Re: [Tango-L] Dancing socially to Piazzolla

2008-07-22 Thread Alexis Cousein
Alexis Cousein wrote: But if you want to draw conclusions from this, you must clearly learn how to form the negative of some boolean operators correctly to avoid logical fallacies Dicto secundum quid ad dictum simpliciter, also known in some variants as proof by example (just in case

Re: [Tango-L] The real, true, AUTHENTIC Argentine tango

2008-07-22 Thread Jack Dylan
Larry, I think you need to lighten up. I haven't been writing here for long but I was reading previously and I don't thing things are not as bad as you make out. The only people who refer to real, authentic tango seem to be those who say tango should be danced as the Argentines dance it. Pretty

[Tango-L] Milongas in Lisbon

2008-07-22 Thread Tomasz Dymek
I'm going to visit Lisbon in second half of august. Could You recommend some milongas there? Maybe some interesting events? Unfortunately I don't speak Portuguese. -- Tomasz Dymek ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ___

[Tango-L] Piazolla in Buenos Aires

2008-07-22 Thread Deby Novitz
This was posted on the list: Given the number of Piazzolla pieces being re-used by other tango bands, it seems rather unlikely to me that Piazzolla is never danced to socially in Buenos Aires. I have been dancing in the milongas of Buenos Aires since December 2000. I came here to live in

Re: [Tango-L] Dancing socially to Piazzolla

2008-07-22 Thread Carol Shepherd
Piazzolla is socially danceable, but only by dancers with a deep knowledge of music and very high skill levels. I've seen a couple of couples do it well. You both have to have very high level lead and follow skills. You have to be very familiar with the particular piece of music from

[Tango-L] Tango Caricature

2008-07-22 Thread Sergio Vandekier
Deby says: Macana is lunfardo for those of you who do not speak it means: lie, mistake, error. So for those of you trying to bolster your argument of gender bender dancing using the Brothers Macana, now you know where the name Macana comes from. Un nombre re-creativo as we would say here.

[Tango-L] Is tango sexy?

2008-07-22 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jack Dylan writes - Larry, are you suggesting that tango is NOT sexy? I can dance with a lady who might be middle-aged and 20 pounds overweight. But if she really knows how to tango, man, when she's in my tange embrace, she's the sexiest woman alive! :-) Erh, Jack, your ideas of unsexy

[Tango-L] World stage tango championship in B.A.

2008-07-22 Thread Sergio Vandekier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9BfuNT7mX4NR=1 You will recognize that some of the steps and figures used by these competitors are used by other stage tango dancers we have been looking at . Enjoy, Sergio _ Keep your kids safer

[Tango-L] Dancing socially to Piazzolla

2008-07-22 Thread Joe Grohens
Carol Sheperd wrote: As to whether or not Piazzolla wanted Piazzolla's music to be danced to: it's common now for composers and musicians to avoid making danceable music. The development of jazz made the individual performers' improvisational explorations the raison d'etre of

Re: [Tango-L] World stage tango championship in B.A.

2008-07-22 Thread Jack Dylan
Sergio, Yes, a fabulous tango. But is that what tango is to you - steps and figures? Two men could dance exactly the same routine, Maybe, technically, equally as well. But, to me anyway, it would look and, more importantly, feel like a completely different dance. Don't we talk a lot about the