Re: [TANGO-L] Direct Lies....

["Christopher L. Everett" <ceverett @CEVERETT.COM>]

The interesting thing is that one of the people I've learned a lot
about tango from, Carlos Favre of Chicago, describes himself as a
dancer of "Tango de Salon", yet some people would describe him as
the "go-to guy for milonguero style tango" in Chicago.

Carlos does have a highly rhythmic style, and he dances in a very
tightly connected way, but he uses many figures people might regard
as not in the "milonguero" vocabulary: ochos with pivots, barridas,
paradas, and back sacadas to name a few.  Also, I think he would
consider apilado style limiting.  Many people might feel surprised
to see how just little space he needs, and that he can and will do
almost anything in double-time and syncopa as the music calls for.

If I had to draw a line WRT to tango, it would be a line between
"tango for social dancing" and "tango for the stage", and the way
I would make that distinction is to make comfort/connection and
athleticism/presentation opposite ends of a spectrum and draw a
line somewhere between them.

However, I want to be clear that stage tango has much to offer
social dance.  I for one would find little attraction to a dance
that doesn't value elegance, and I believe "stage" dancers like
Pablo Veron have much to teach us about that.

--
Christopher L. Everett

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