--- Carol Shepherd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I originally learned milonga as a quickly moving and > sassy dance that > travels over the floor. In close embrace the traspie and > other rhythmic > 'stops' and small shuffles are interesting, but feel > deliberately > constrained for such a sweeping musical phrase.
Hi Carol, I think you're referring to milonga liso, which has those longer steps. I learned that first, as well, but I now prefer milonga traspie. Anyway, there are different types of milonga music that call for different types of dancing. I would describe the music for milonga liso as one-step-per-beat, whereas music for milonga traspie has a stronger habanera-like rhythm. Ever try leading milonga traspie and it just doesn't work? Probably because the music is more suited to milonga liso. That might also give you a feeling of being constrained. I'm sure more knowledgeable folks on this list can elaborate more on the music. Oh, and I agree with Lois and Buffmilonguera that women tend to love milonga and enjoy working on it. The guys tend to be afraid of it and work on their milonga with less enthusiam. Sean thinks that's because women may negatively compare a beginning man's milonga to his tango. Thus, inexperienced men will sit out milonga tandas and wait for tangos. Happy Milongas, Trini de Pittsburgh P.S. Ney Melo (with Jennifer Bratt), who will be in Ann Arbor next weekend, teaches an excellent class in milonga in which he uses traspie to accent the really fast parts of a milonga. It really changed how I heard the phrasing of music. PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburghs most popular social dance! http://patangos.home.comcast.net/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
