[Tango-L] More Nuevo Bashing - why?

[Nina Pesochinsky]

Sounds like different people call different things "Tango Nuevo".  It  
might be useful for the benefit of this discussion to hear from those  
who have contributed so far as what they actually consider to be  
'tango nuevo", how they would describe it, and possibly name some  
dancers, preferably extremely famous for the sake of recognition by  
most, as clear examples of the dancing they perceive as "nuevo".

Thank you.

Nina






Quoting David Thorn <thorn-inside at hotmail.com>:

>
> Keith Elshaw wrote:
> "Explain about respectfully dancing in the ronda and keeping to your own
> space and not bumping and kicking - and all those good things?"
>
> Although I would not attempt it my self, I have observed excellent   
> and considerate
> nuevo dancers execute volcadas in no more space than I require for a  
>  puente.  I watched
> last week while a nuevo follow executed a low linear back boleo in   
> less space than
> my usual partner requires for her ocho-cortado.  Etc.  As far as I   
> can tell, bad
> ronda behavior is not required by nuevo tango.  And when they do go   
> a little crazy, the
> good nuevo dancers that I have seen appear to do it in the middle of  
>  the floor,
> and not by a surprise pass on my outside as some of my fellow close embrace
> dancers are wont to do.
>
> Bumping and kicking is just plain rude, and I fail to see it as a one of the
> requirements for dancing nuevo tango.  I might be wrong, but I don't  
>  think so.
>
> Cheers,
>
> D. David Thorn
>
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