Re: [TANGO-L] True tango and nuevo tango

[Bruno <romerob @telusplanet.net>]

Ecsedy Aron wrote:

>-----Back to tango: What I really tried to imply, that - naturally -
there will be different categories WITHIN tango. However, you cannot say
that one has more right to exists or is "above" than the other.<

My 2 cents:
A more general consensus among tango historians is that there was a
"template" for tango music and dance. This template was called "criollo"
style -- one kind of music which was danced with cortes and quebradas.
Subsequently, tango was identified as the dance of the corte and quebrada,
but by this time it was a prohibited dance by the upper classes in Buenos
Aires, meaning it was banned in the Salons and family homes. The present
tango choreography has steps from the criollo style. For example, pasos
paseos, pasos cruzados, pasos serenos, molinetes, cambio de pie, garabito,
ochos, doble corte, corriditas, pasos laterals, etc.

The term "criollo" meant anything regarding nationalistic themes and values
or people who promoted them.

Regards,

Bruno