----- Original Message ---- > From: Charles Roques <[email protected]> > > ..... one of the principal reasons that contributes to many dancers > resorting >to non-tango music for dancing: it ts easier to hear the beat in other music >or modern "electro-pop" tango.
That's interesting, especially since those who prefer non-tango music for mimicking tango steps usually don't dance to the rhythm of the music. I think what they get from the non-tango music is energy - energy for the large and rapid movements that to them define tango. In contrast, milonguero dancers conserve energy, keeping it inside of the embrace, using some for movement and some for sharing emotion with their partner in the embrace. This is hard to do at arm's length - at least sharing positive energy. The only kind of energy that can be shared at arm's length is negative - dragging or pushing you partner. It takes an embrace to share positive energy - affection and romanticism. Ron _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
