Re: [TANGO-L] Dancing Tango within the music

[Phil Seyer <weddingdj @gmail.com>]

Thanks for your post, Bruno.

By "compass" I think that perhaps you mean "measure" and by "time" I
think you mean "beat." I'm not familiar with the terms "compass" and
"time" in music theory as you used them. I like what you had to say
about the structure of most tango tunes and your ideas about
choreography.  Choreography does have its place, especially during
stage performances.

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Phil Seyer
Author of What Makes Music Work
http://www.lovemusiclovedance.com/what_makes_music_work.htm.



On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 08:53:04 -0600, Bruno <romerob  @telusplanet.net> wrote:
> Wonder if anybody in their pursuit of finding a methodology for learning
> tango has given thought to tying up (linking) dance figures and steps to
> represent the number compasses in tango music. The idea behind it is to make
> sure that one is not caught dancing off the music compass, i.e. when dancing
> to strong and steady beat tango music such as Di Sarli, Calo, tanturi, etc.
> A lot has been said about other topics on this list, but other topics
> pertaining to incorporating a strategy for musicality in the dance remains
> elusive.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bruno
>
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