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--- On Sun, 12/21/08, Jay Rabe <[email protected]> wrote: > > If, however, the man changes his weight at 12 & 3, > and steps out for the ocho at 12, then he is dancing a > syncopated rhythm. > > > > Isn't it that if he dances on the 12 & 3, he's > doing the synchopa? Yes, it really only takes the 12 (left foot) & 3 (right foot) to do the syncopa. I added stepping out on 12 (left foot) to help complete the picture. If he dances on the 6 and the 6, > he's dancing synchopated. > Yes, since that would be skipping the 12 (or the strong beat of 1), but I don't see why anyone would do that. Got any examples? I've been reviewing Norman's link to Gustavo & Giselle (http://public.me.com/natiber) again. I think my earlier analysis was off. I now think that at 39 seconds, the following was happening. piano: milonga rhythm other instruments: pause (not syncopa) Gustavo: milonga rhythm However, at 35 seconds, Gustavo matches the syncopa of one the instruments (the absence of beats). This is similar to what he does at 25-26 seconds. Any thoughts? Also, I forgot to mention another common syncopa of "12 41" in my explanation of syncopas. A useful phrase to remember this with is "kiss ME good NIGHT" with an up accent on the words in caps. The clock equivalent would be 12 3 8 12. Trini de Pittsburgh _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
