[Tango-L] On dancing to not-tango music (was Kizomba)

[Oleh Kovalchuke]

Can you imagine dancing the 'Rock'n Roll is not Pollution' dance to
'Melodias Porteñas': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJQIHhuOcAs ?

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Oleh Kovalchuke
http://www.tangospring.com/

On Jan 31, 2008 10:42 AM, Oleh Kovalchuke <tangospring at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 31, 2008 7:00 AM, Tango Society of Central Illinois
> > If it hasn't already happened, this could spark a new trend at
> > Alternative 'Milongas'.
>
> Music inspires and defines the dance.
>
> If DJ were to play a kizomba in a dance hall (at "milonga"???) I would
> be delighted
> to watch people dancing kizomba. As far as I can see it is a graceful dance,
> which fits that particular music well.
>
> When polka is played in a dance hall, dance polka (
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiClaM8gMto )
> – if you were to try to dance tango to polka music, no one would try
> to stop you (I think), but, frankly,
> you would look silly.
>
> And of course, if the DJ were to play AC/DC people could dance the
> 'Rock'n roll is not pollution'
> dance ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OplUFeukicY ). Again I would
> watch, and if the fit is good, might even admire the style, but rather
> dance tango, as someone on this list keeps saying.
>
> --
> Oleh Kovalchuke
> http://www.tangospring.com/
>



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Oleh Kovalchuke
Interaction Design is the Design of Time
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