Re: [TANGO-L] Tango

[Guy Williams <guyzen @FREEUK.COM>]

 Sergio commented

So remember you can like the music that you wish, you can dance the way you
> wish to the music that you wish but ...awake! you are not dancing
Argentine
> Tango, you are dancing 'that something' whatever that is. It can be
anything
> , I assure you,  but Tango. So do not go around saying that you dance
> Argentine Tango either, it is bad for the Tango reputation.
<As the tango music that grows on you with time... I think (the way you are
> going), that is going to take a very long time to grow.>

It is that 'I like to tango' that seems absurd! You are not tangoing, you
> are doing your own 'thing', for lack of a better word.

What you do is your own invention. Let's look for a name...may I suggest
> Fox-trot-trot? :))

Dear Sergio

While you are entitled to your opinion you are making judgements about what
my dance is without any real evidence to substantiate it. That makes it
personal and I believe contrary to the rules of Tango-L. I would prefer it
if you stick to what you feel and what you know. You may be irritated that I
dance Tango steps to avante garde music but I am not the only one who does
this at Milongas.

Tango has its character, its music , its choreography and it is danced in a
certain way with a lot of respect and feeling>

I agree with this but  surely dancing 'a certain way' does not preclude
invention, interpretation, creativity?

Is tango not a dance of improvisation? The 4/4 beat is not exclusive to
Tango. Do you think the music of Gotan is also a threat to Argentine Tango?


No doubt you have strong feelings about what Tango is or is not.  But can
one dance to all of Piazzollas music? He was always pushing the boundaries
of what tango music is. Tango is also a musical form that has evolved and
has been played and interpreted and adapted by different compsoers and
different cultures.

What about the music in Carlos Sauras Film? One of the choreographed pieces
was danced to purely drums. Does this also fall outside what you regard as
Argentine Tango?

I'm sure the reputation of  Argentine Tango will not be damaged by anything
I say or do.

> Guy

Ps Igor Stravinsky has writtten a perfectly good Tango compostion that is on
Tango Siempre's CD Nocturno
> >