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Re: [TANGO-L] Elusive Nuevo style

Derik shared his personal preferences:

Personally I like to see dancers use up the space they
are given.  Seeing a couple in close embrace in one
corner of a huge empty room does not do it for me.


See, Derik, that's the difference in my and yours understanding of tango: I
do not dance for you, the spectator; I dance for me and my partner. The
available room is important only insofar as it allows me to not bump into
other people. Hence empty ballroom is as good as crowded club (with an
enjoyable partner).

Cheers, Oleh K.
http://TangoSpring.com


From: Derik Rawson <rawsonweb   @YAHOO.COM>
Reply-To: d.rawson   @rawsonweb.com
To: TANGO-L   @MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] Elusive Nuevo style
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:37:34 -0800

Dear Oleh:

You are right about choosing your own personal style
to dance tango.  There are no rules in tango. I would
point out however that most dancers will always try to
use up the available dance floor space when they can.
This is why "milongita" or close embrace style became
a "have to" in the crowded milongas in BA, not
necessarily a "want to".  Later on it became a "want
to".

Personally I like to see dancers use up the space they
are given.  Seeing a couple in close embrace in one
corner of a huge empty room does not do it for me.
Like wise a couple bumping into people in a crowded
milonga doing big steps does not do it for me either.
I try my best to adjust "like a bandondeon" the size
of my dance according to the conditions at hand. I
personally think a flexible approach to tango is more
fun and more interesting.  This is why I love close
embrace, but not all the time.  My humble opinion and
preference.

Derik

--- Oleh Kovalchuke <oleh_k @HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Igor Polk summarized:
>
> So, tango dancers should be able to dance in all
> styles, because it is not
> the matter of personal preference, but necessity of
> the dance floor. Tango
> Nuevo - for large open spaces, other open embrace -
> for regular milongas,
> close embrace - for a small or crowded floor.
> -------------------------------------
>
> There is more to choosing particular style than
> available space. I will
> dance in close embrace in an empty ballroom because
> it is a matter of my
> personal preference.
>
> Cheers, Oleh K.
> http://TangoSpring.com
>
>
> >From: Igor Polk <ipolk   @VIRTUAR.COM>
> >Reply-To: Igor Polk <ipolk   @VIRTUAR.COM>
> >To: TANGO-L   @MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> >Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] Elusive Nuevo style
> >Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 22:43:23 -0800
> >