On 12/16/07, Trini y Sean (PATangoS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think this was possibly during a time period when keys > were more of the skeletal type. I'm not familiar with the > history of locks, but this type probably may not have fit > in pockets comfortably. Based on the footage that I've > seen, women were doing ganchos and high boleos. > > Trini
The only film footage of supposed social tango I've seen from the golden age has been from movies. I don't recall seeing any ganchos or boleos. If you have footage from actual golden age milongas showing ganchos and boleos, please share it with us or provide a reference. Perhaps it is another urban tango myth, but my understanding is that the use of ganchos and high boleos was frowned upon in the past as it is today. The lack of ganchos and high boleos in milongas in Buenos Aires leads one to ask "Why are dancers outside Argentina so interested in learning these moves that are not recognized as acceptable social dancing in Buenos Aires?" If more people went to Buenos Aires, observed how porten~os dance at the milongas, perhaps all the workshops outside Argentina teaching ganchos, boleos, volcadas, colgadas and the like would be empty. Why don't people outside Argentina care if the way they dance at their milongas looks nothing like the way porten~os dance in Buenos Aires milongas? There is a culture and customs that are part of tango, but very few people make the effort to try to understand them. They prefer to interpret tango within the context of their own cultural worldview. Ron _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
