On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Mario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > Anyway, the new stuff is all happening in Nuevo, that's why it's called > Nuevo... > > My personal fear is that the close-embrace will be relagated to a few > speak-easys in BsAs > and more and more dancers will be expecting distance between the leader and > follower. > My turn-on is the connection. The music is wonderful but the Tango > connection is like making love, > even better in some ways. If this connection goes, we lose a lot...at least, > I do.
By most accounts, what is now called 'tango milonguero' developed in the 1950s, with roots in the late 40s by some accounts, so it is 55-60 years old. It survived 25 years of being out of custom in Argentine society. Some form of tango in close embrace goes back in time even further, quite possibly to the origins of tango in the late 19th century. There is no other dance that provides the close connection that tango does. The longer a tango dancer has danced tango, the more likely a close embrace is in his repertoire, and the more likely it is to be used and preferred. These people are not likely to give up tango anytime soon. The enjoyment provided by the close embrace is something unique. It is also addictive. Right now nuevo is popular because it is new and exciting. When nuevo starts running out of new possibilities, it will lose some of its appeal. A lot of people interested in nuevo are young and they have life changes (marriage, children, career) ahead of them. Some of those life changes will interfere with nuevo, not the least of which is the physical changes that come with aging. Nuevo is for the young. Tango in close embrace is for life. I would predict that a greater percentage of dancers preferring tango milonguero will be dancing in 5 years than those dancing nuevo. I also think that if tango goes through a population decrease, nuevo will drop in popularity faster than tango milonguero. I think it is more likely nuevo will represent a tango evolutionary experiment, one that may survive in some form, but in lower frequency than it exists now. Perhaps it will evolve even more so that it will be no longer recognizable as tango. Some say it is already there. Ron _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
