[TANGO-L] Elusive Nuevo style

[Oleh Kovalchuke <oleh_k @HOTMAIL.COM>]

To summarize the Nuevo discussion so far:

There is no Nuevo Tango dance style because a) the Nuevo is teaching
approach, not the dance style, b) the dance styles of Nuevo system
instructors are too diverse to fall under one style and c) everyone is using
crossfeet steps anyway.

However if there were Nuevo Tango dance style it would be concerned more
with placement of partner's feet than with connection with a partner to the
point where embrace would be flexible enough to open to execute especially
exciting back sacada. It would also seem to be less concerned subtle rhythm
changes than traditional tango. The hypothetical Nuevo tango dancers would
go to Fusion Tango milongas and share there joy on Tango-L (hey Joe, virtual
you, I went to authentic milonga on the same day and was satisfied too; do
dance with men if that s your thing; in fact from the written above it
follows that Nuevo tango is not very intimate dance really, so dance your
heart away with men even if it is not your thing).


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

PS Another thing about Fusion Tango milongas (I wrote about it before I
believe). Swing music is bouncy. That's why Swing, Lindy Hop and Charleston
are bouncy dances too. Why force smooth tango steps to swing music?

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