When Shahrukh Marchant created TANGO-L in the '90s I participated in it for
several years. I just returned to it and began by scanning Lucy Lynch's
archive of the last couple of years.
I noticed that people are still making the silly claim that tango is the
sexiest of all dances. Get real,
Welcome back Larry..
I used to enjoy your posts. Didn't you write a series of narratives on your
adventures in BsAs?
They were great, especially as I hadn't been there yet and it was all a bit
more mysterious.
Mel.
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Welcome back Larry..
I used to enjoy your posts. Didn't you write a series of narratives on
your
adventures in BsAs?
They were great, especially as I hadn't been there yet and it was all a
bit
more mysterious.
Mel.
Oh, I still remember the youthful light grey shirt for going to
why do these problems NOT occur in the milongas of BsAs and, IMHO, the
answer is obvious. The codes of the milonga prevent it.
This is a misunderstanding. The codes of BA milongas prevent nothing. They
are simply a description of prevalent behaviour.
cabaceo should be encouraged even if
Chris, UK wrote:
why do these problems NOT occur in the milongas of BsAs and, IMHO, the
answer is obvious. The codes of the milonga prevent it.
This is a misunderstanding. The codes of BA milongas prevent nothing. They
are simply a description of prevalent behaviour.
Precisely. The codes
I think since I live here, and dance here, I might be a better person to
respond to this, rather than someone who has just visited here.
KEITH WROTE
I think most peiople who have danced outside the milongas of BsAs will
recognise
the problems you're describing. The question is, why do these
Deby Novitz wrote:
The behavior comes from the respect of the codes.
No, it doesn't. The codes come from a common understanding of what behaviour
is acceptable, and the actors *choose* to abide by them - i.e. the behaviour
comes from a free will decision to abide by the codes, or from a fear
--- Deby Novitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think since I live here, and dance here, I might
be a better person to
respond to this, rather than someone who has just
visited here.
You could also check out the first two posts at:
http://tangocherie.blogspot.com/
Where you will find at
Greetings,
Just got back from Buenos Aires and still going through withdrawal.
Just a few observations because of length restrictions on the list.
Some milongas are experiencing a change in the type of dancers that frequent
them, meaning the ratio of tourists to locals, and by consequence
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This seems like a semantical and intellectual argument that you are parsing
for the sake of having your say
No - for the sake of making sure that everybody understands. She is claiming
1. the codes force behaviour
while also claiming (correctly)
2. they don't work
If a man who dances repeat tandas with the same woman is a tango hog,
is the follow who dances repeat tandas while there are surplus follows
who are not dancing (indeed, many have not danced a single tanda all
night) also a tango hog?
When I brought this topic up about having a hard time
Carol Shepherd wrote:
If a man who dances repeat tandas with the same woman is a tango hog,
is the follow who dances repeat tandas while there are surplus follows
who are not dancing (indeed, many have not danced a single tanda all
night) also a tango hog?
When she dances six tandas with
you don't choose a partner during the cortina...the cortina
gives you time to leave the floor, sit down, re-adjust and look around
to see who you might want to make contact with for the next tanda.
Yes all of 20 or 30 seconds. In BA it works fine because everyone
(customarily) uses the cabeceo.
I shouldn't describe your first post as fantastic Skip, just because I
agree with all you wrote.
What the hell! Fantastic post Skip!
Hope we don't have to wait too long for more of your observations and
insights. Probably a little more condensed though.
Anton
Carol Shepherd wrote:
If a man who dances repeat tandas with the same woman is a tango hog,
is the follow who dances repeat tandas while there are surplus follows
who are not dancing (indeed, many have not danced a single tanda all
night) also a tango hog?
Hey, I didn't coin the phrase!
Anton wrote:
I shouldn't describe your first post as fantastic Skip, just because I
agree with all you wrote.
What the hell! Fantastic post Skip!
Hope we don't have to wait too long for more of your observations and
insights. Probably a little more condensed though.
Anton-
Thank you for the
At 07:12 PM 4/16/2008, Dubravko Kakarigi wrote:
Is there an e-mail list with the focus on tango music? Thank you.
Yes, the Tango DJ list.
Are you a milonga DJ?
Marty
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Skip,
Skip Augustine wrote:
I [...] have sat out many a tanda of music I would love to dance to, because
by the time the music started there was no one appropriate left to dance with.
Have you considered dancing with someone inappropriate? I think this
manner of picking (or trying to pick)
In the traditional milonga people respect the codes.
Those who respect the codes respect the codes. Those who don't don't.
Some organizers consistently announce when necessary for the women to
keep their feet on the floor, others ignore it.
Well, quite - some respect the codes, some don't.
Here's a great article by Terence Clarke on Tango Nuevo, with the popular DNI
school in BsAs as an example of what he terms Playground Tango:
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/15/125453.php
http://tangocherie.blogspot.com/
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If only the founders of DNI would have the courtesy to wear cargo pants. (Or
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http://www.marytango.com.ar/index_ingl.html
Neil
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I was at Practica X one night when Dana Frigoli Pablo Villarazza
(the founders of DNI) and Pablo Inza and Mariela Sametband danced
improvisationally to music selected by the crowd after a tandem
seminar. Milena Plebs showed up to watch them perform and was
enthusiastically appreciative.
Mario,
I think you've got this backwards. I believe these are supposed to be
Tango dancers so it's not modern dance incorporating a few Tango poses,
it's actually Tango incorporating a lot of modern dance moves. The question
is, when does it stop being one and become the other. On that I have
I agree with Skip's posting about the soundness of DNI technique. I regard
myself as a tango dancer who enjoys both close and open embrace. I also took
private lessons and practiced with their teachers. What they teach applies
across close and open embrace. DNI also offers a total package - I
Great article. Thank you, Huck.
I think that it is OK that they dance that way. For now. If they
are under 30, they probably do not have the inner resources to
appreciate the finer things of tango that the author refers
to. Some of it may be even scary for them.
But if you give them 10
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