Bettina, Do we live in the same city? I've lived for 6 years here in Buenos Aires and dance and teach tango with my partner, Ruben Aybar. We go to dance all the time at the traditional milongas, which NEVER play "alternative" music. It is most definitely not "all mixed!" Do you go to Region Leonesa, Lo de Celia, La Ideal, El Beso, Maipu, Gricel, El Arranque, Sunderland, etc? (Ok, Maipu does have the alternative milonga, La Marshal, on Weds.)
And it is true that the old milongueros sometimes do go to the "young" milongas in order to dance with young women, but not to dance well. Cherie http://tangocherie.blogspot.com There are so many milongas now in BA and there is no such thing as just "Nuevo" - there are many cross overs now ad I know some DJ's that play a variety of all kinds of music - things are very differet now than a few years ago, I have lived here 2 years and hear what is being played, sorry. BA is not just old milongueros any longer since awhile, many of those cannot even come anymore to the milongas as they are too old and sadly, no longer able to dance. Just this last week two new milongas have opened. There is a large new generation now in Tango that dances traditional as Alternative and Dj's are providing that. Things are changing - even in Buenos Aires. And what I love here things are not that black and white, it is much more organic. There is also no such thing as "the young" or "the old milongueros" go into many Milongas here and it is all mixed. On 8/21/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Bettina, Piazolla is never danced in the traditional milongas of Buenos > Aires. Never. Nor is Gardel or that Greek folksong so popular > elsewhere, Tango for Ephora. > But yes, the DJs of "alternative" milongas and practicas here play > modern music and non-tango music on occasion. But only the young and/or > foreign go there. > > The milongueros would croak to hear "Libertango" played for them to > dance to! > > Cherie > http://tangocherie.blogspot.com > > > > > > > Trini, Astor Piazzolla is widely danced to, as well as in Milongas in > Buenos Aires. Most milongas in BsAS now are much more open in choices > to music and not as traditional as they used to be. > > Thanks,Bettina > > _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
