Re: [TANGO-L] Tango Nuevo and Argentine Tango. What is the difference?

[WHITE 95 R <white95r @HOTMAIL.COM>]

First of all, the Nuevo Tango label was never really accepted by Fabian
Salas or some of the other famous and highly skilled dancers such as Chicho,
Mauricio Castro or Gustavo Naveira (who has nothing to do with Nuevo Tango
but his name always comes up).

Anyway, if the style of dancing that's being discussed is similar to what
Fabian Salas dances or the style (completely different) that Chicho dances.
Or some other such style, it's totally wrong to say it's not made for
rhythmic music. I've taken numerous classes with the teachers mentioned
above and I can tell you for sure that the favorite music these dancers
(specially Fabian) use to teach and perform seems to be Di Sarli..... It
would be difficult to find more measured and accentuated beats in any other
tango orquestra....... Sure, unskilled dancers cannot perform complex and
challenging movements to steady rhythms, but that does not mean that the
style of Fabian Salas (or others) is only useful for non-traditional tango
music.


----Original Message Follows----
From: Oleh Kovalchuke <oleh_k   @HOTMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: Oleh Kovalchuke <oleh_k   @HOTMAIL.COM>
To: TANGO-L   @MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [TANGO-L] Tango Nuevo and Argentine Tango. What is the
difference?
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 17:41:38 +0000

Christopher, your point in comparing Petroleo to Gustavo Naviera and Fabian
Salas is very much valid.

Just like Petroleo reinvented steps in response to new rhythm of tango music
of the 40s (according to the article
http://www.planet-tango.com/elfiru/petroleo.htm), Nuevo Tango looks natural
to less rhythmic music, which traditional dancers consider to be music for
listening - because it does not feel right for dancing in the traditional
style - they feel uncomfortable changing the rhythm of their steps, I guess.

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