[Tango-L] The language of Tango

2008-07-23 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Every dance is a language of the body. Some dances are very limited in how many words they have, ways to pronounce those words, and how they can be combined into sentences and paragraphs and so on. Some have more range. What's unique about tango is that the range of its language is a full

[Tango-L] The language of Tango

2008-07-23 Thread Leonardo Kunkello
Saludos para ti, Larry de Los Angeles Of all the postings in all the time I have been on this site this one of yours has been the most insightful and best scripted description and analogy for tango I have yet read. Well well well said. I love a house of many rooms I so tire of hearing

[Tango-L] The language of Tango

2008-07-23 Thread Joe Grohens
What's unique about tango is that the range of its language is a full order of magnitude (at least) more than any other social dance. It can be used on the stage to tell a story. Or to make an artistic statement that is like abstract art. Or make people laugh, as a string of jokes or

Re: [Tango-L] The language of Tango

2008-07-23 Thread Jack Dylan
Larry, As others have said - nice post; I also like the 'tango is a house of many rooms' analogy. The people who built this house, and their successors, the current guardians, are wonderful, generous people and they allow me to use the house whenever I want. They even allow me to take it to