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There are 4 messages totalling 154 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. PLEASE READ Re: Our Tango and Arts Funding.
2. Dancing to Astor
3. Comments on Leandro & Andrea/Gabriel & Maria
4. Daniel Barenboim, Placido Domingo and the Story of Tango
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 10:23:27 -0800
From: Mike Hamilton <mikeh @MPL.UCSD.EDU>
Subject: PLEASE READ Re: Our Tango and Arts Funding.
Don,
You are well meaning in your efforts, but, please check up on
these things before disseminating them. This is a well documented out
of date petition.
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACChainLetters.html#pbsnpr
This website contains an extensive list of other chain letters,
hoaxes, etc.
Mike
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San Diego, CA 92093-0704 fax: 619-534-5255
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Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:33:46 -0600
From: "Frank G. Williams" <frankw @MAIL.AHC.UMN.EDU>
Subject: Dancing to Astor
Greetings friends,
Charles Roques wrote:
>
> Yes, of course people dance to Piazzolla and I often hear a song or two of
> his at milongas but usually I don't hear him very much because a lot of his
> music is not about being dance music. Perhaps on stage with rehearsed
> choreography but not about dancing in the halls. It's about exploring the
> tango genre and broadening it creatively and I welcome it but the creativity
> can be distracting to dance to.
Except for the "distraction" part, I agree. Those who like to dance Piazzolla
probably know all the music, and so the broader range of expressive elements
is
not a surprise but an invitation to experiment with interpretation. Although,
it's probably good that some people can't or won't try such dancing. It
clears
the floor and opens possibilities for others' dance explorations that would
not ordinarily be advisable! I think that "broadening" the range of
expressive
movement is the fun and the challenge for those who dance Piazzolla. Like
Dave S. in Denver, I get lots of requests for Piazzolla but don't play it
until
later, when mostly hard-core dancers remain.
> I was trying to suggest to Rajan that
> perhaps Piazzolla wasn't necessarily the best reference point to begin with
> when thinking about his dancing.
True, it takes more of every milonguero/a skill to cleanly dance Piazzolla.
Didn't Astor once say that his tango nuevo was "dance music for the mind"? That
would help explain the difficulty - mostly, the body can not express the range
of flexibility, responsiveness, and emotional "coloration" that our dance-
inspiring thoughts can have.
Regards to all,
Frank in Minneapolis
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(612) 625-6441 (office) 321 Church Street SE
(612) 624-4436 (lab) Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 281-3860 (cellular/home)
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 22:38:54 EST
From: Don Lavin <Dlpens @AOL.COM>
Subject: Comments on Leandro & Andrea/Gabriel & Maria
Let me premise my remarks by stating that my wife and I have been dancing
Argentine Tango for over 2 yearsand that we have no financial interest in any
clubs or organizations that sponsor professional dancers for workshops and/or
exhibitions. Therefore I am speaking from the heart when I say that the
recently concluded workshops and privates conducted by Leandro Palou & Andrea
Misse and Gabriel Misse (Andrea's brother) and his partner, Maria Sol
Alcamora were a resounding success here in Chicago. Over the past weekend
this remarkable foursome taught 8 workshops over 3 days at Tango Nada Mas.
The workshops were well attended, well taught and very entertaining.
Leandro and Andrea have worked in Chicago several times over the past 1 1/2
years and they never cease to amaze us with their spectacular dancing and
extraordinary teaching ability. Their command of the English language is
wonderful and they have delightful personalities. They have now developed
quite a following here and are working around the U.S., going to Detroit this
weekend and then on to Washington, D.C. later in the month.
Gabriel and Maria do not speak much English and Leandro and/or Andrea do the
translating however, this did not present a problem this weekend. In fact,
it was a great pleasure to have Gabriel and Maria assist Leandro and Andrea
during their workshops and to have Leandro and Andrea assist Gabriel and
Maria during theirs. They are outstanding dancers in their own right even
though neither of them have reached drinking age.
We highly recommend that dancers interested in improving their technique and
who wish to learn from some of the best Argentine professionals on the scene
today run, do not walk, to their workshops and do not hesitate to take their
private lessons. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed. And you
will be charmed by their deameanor, their maturity and their charisma. Don &
Ellen Lavin
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 06:25:03 EST
From: "J. Ingojo" <Ingojo @AOL.COM>
Subject: Daniel Barenboim, Placido Domingo and the Story of Tango
After coming home from a wonderful weekend of tango
in Ithaca with Fecundo and Kely, Diego and Carolina,
and the New York Buenos Aires Connection
(many thanks, Matej!) . . . I caught the one hour
special "Daniel Barenboim and the Story of Tango"
on TV, as Daniel Barenboim goes back to Buenos
Aires to get back in touch with his Argentine roots.
In the special, Placido Domingo says that he
thinks of tango as like a wonderful mini-opera . . .
a love story, a tragedy, etc. . . . all told not in
three hours but in three minutes.
A nice and fitting end to an incredible tango
experience.
For those who missed it, the show will be reshown
at 8 am this coming Saturday on OVATION TV,
a cable TV network specializing in arts programming.
Jose
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