"Janis Kenyon" wrote: >I want to cry and scream because the tango I know >in Buenos Aires isn't being shared in my country. It's a crime that people >get a counterfeit rather than the genuine.
While I recognize the "holy trinity of tango" * Tango the dance * Tango the music * Tango the culture The culture and music aside for the moment, the dance of tango is still that, a dance. Why is it so important to some people that the dance of tango, worldwide, only be danced as it is (or was) danced in the traditional milongas of BsA? Is that the only "genuine true tango?" All else "counterfeit tango?" What exactly is the problem with the people of Europe, Asia, North America, or even those who frequent "Practica X" in BsA, taking tango in their own directions? The dance is a living thing expressed through the bodies and hearts of those dancing it, it is not a dead "thing" sitting in a jar of formaldehyde to be preserved. Of course, this is not a rejection of the great music, culture and dance of the golden era of tango, but a questioning of those who seem to want to limit tango to only "what was." Respectfully submitted. Brick Robbins _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
