Re: [TANGO-L] Photos in Club Espanol

["tho x. bui" <blahx3@EARTHLINK.NET>]

> http://www.jingziphotography.com/tango/clubespanol/index.html
>
> These photos are the most incredible I've ever seen taken candidly at a
> milonga.
> Better than any documentary film, these pictures explain why we dance tango--
> not for fame or fortune or a ticket "out," but because of the connection and
> joy.
> They are moving, heart-tugging, exquisite.
> Phenomenal!

I'm going to get slammed for saying this, but...

The photography is very good, and the composition/story very coherent
and emotional, pretty top notch.
But if these images capture the reason why people dance tango, it sure
doesn't look...fun.

I must admit I enjoy tango more for the music than the dance; and to me,
it strangely reminds me of the (old time) blues: not just sad, but can
also be funny, and a bit naughty at times.

The photos are great, but nobody smiles, nobody laughs.  Eyes
closed...are they sleeping or dead or trying to dream of some other
partners that they rather be dancing with?

I might have a weird perspective with tango, but that perspective have
"fun" in 't.  Looking at this slide show, all I see is....my energy
draining out.  It reminds me of the simple view that lay people have of
the blues, i.e., that it's just a bunch of singers whining about how
miserable their life is.  And that is totally inadequate to describe the
blues.  And for the same reason, these photos, IMO, indadequately
describe tango.

Yeah, it's a sad thought that I can whistle to.

Tho

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