Fairly consistently in BA is the 2-1-2-1 approach. Even at a 'nuevo' milonga. However, at the nuevo milongas, they add in a single tanda of 'nuevo' music for 1 of the tango tandas every 2nd cycle if that is 1 cycle described...
La Viruta, same cylcle, but they will play cylces of 6 songs in each tanda of music, best to know who you are dancing with then ;-) Not uncommon to not do the whole tanda there with one person, but still considered a bit rude to leave early. >> 5. Miscellaneous >> DJs seem to follow the 2-1-2-1 approach to music. 2 tandas of tango, 1 >> tanda waltz, 2 tandas tango, 1 tanda of milonga. In the States, the >> pattern seems to be >> 4-1-4-1. > > > Interesting that you say that as I recall it being around 3-1-3-1 . It is > around 6-1-6-1 in some places in Australia. > Well, I have never seen 6-1-6-1 in Australia, ever... The worst I have seen in Australia is an Italian 'Gent' that does not play consistent size tanda's and there could be up to 7 in a single tanda.... My worst experience was at this location.. 7 Vals 1 Milonga 6 Vals 2 Tango 7 Vals.... and so on.... This made it very difficult to ask ladies to dance and not appear to be a bastard when you get them up for Vals, then new lady for the Milonga then.... etc.... _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
