-----Original Message----- From: Sergio Vandekier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Tango-L List <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 4:25 pm Subject: [Tango-L] Gender roles in tango
> In other instances two men are dancing together (according to tradition) but they both have masculine roles: the result can be a beautiful tango as well, but it will be a different kind of tango, with different feeling all together. > See the Macana Brothers for instance : http://vidslib.com/index.php?view=3625948 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- This is so hilarious because both leader and follower are so masculine in their dance. The subtlety of their humor is apparent when at about 2:30 the 'leader' is led by the follower to a planeo. I searched on YouTube and found a good example of two men dancing where the follower, always the same man, is definitely more feminine than the leader, even if perhaps not as feminine as most women: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBmjQfp1glo ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- >Many times groups come from a Queer milonga to a regular milonga, men wearing long dresses with side openings from where hairy legs appear. Nobody seems to mind their presence, they are treated with utmost respect. Many times?? Over the last 5+ years my work has brought me to Buenos Aires 3 or 4 times a year and I have been to well over 100 milongas, perhaps more than 150, in all parts of the city and I have never seen men dressed in drag at a regular milonga. Perhaps you could tell us Sergio where you have seen this. Mel _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
