Not to argue, Sergio, but more interesting to me than nuevo, nuevo, nuevo.
Amenabar lives and works in Buenos Aires too Sergio, playing and teaching music. More recently he has been teaching musicality to dancers in Europe and Australia as well. We find it is very beneficial to dancers. Perhaps the great Tango dancers of Buenos Aires did this innately, but when we talk about these things to dancers in Australia you can see the light come on. Perhaps it is another way to get people to listen intently to the music instead of being concerned with what figure to do next. From: Sergio Vandekier <[email protected]> ........I am Argentine, I grew up in Villa Urquiza (a neighborhood famous for its tango clubs). .......This step (depending on many things,... available space behind you, for instance) may be a real back step.................... Correct. The point is that so many dancers blindly follow this sequence, regardless of who or what is behind them. Do you think that any of the following dancers are concerned with any 4 or 8 or 16 beat phrases or any count of any type? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3zet-EKeo8 Osvaldo zotto - No. This is clearly a choreographed performance (from one of the best), but the music is secondary to the performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alcBFsaRoPQ Tete Y silvia - Absolutely yes. So on the music. I want to weep that he has left us. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDKwI0I8xms&feature=related osvaldo y coca - Definitely yes. This dance matches the music to perfection. never tire of looking at them. Thanks for this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVTHdM2LRLc&feature=related Orlando Paiva Jr. - Sometimes , but I get the sense he is more concerned with the figures than the music. Best wishes, John _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
