[Tango-L] Social Tango, pre 1994

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Nina,

I agree about Daniel Trenner - he must have wonderful archives of the
interviews he did with the maestros who taught during his well known tango
tours. I was there in 94 and 95 with Trenner and my favorite parts of the
trip were these interviews wit the likes of Juan Bruno, Mingo & Ester
Pugliese, Rudolfo & Maria Cieri, Pepito, Eduardo and Gloria, Pupi and
Graciella,  and so many others.

There were moments I will never forget - especially the time when Maria
Ciera burst into song during the interview. When she opened her eyes to look
around at the end of the song, everyone in the room was crying, even though
many of us did not have much of an understanding of Castellano.


Robin


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> From: nina at earthnet.net
> Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:42:02 -0600
> To: tango-l at mit.edu
> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Social Tango, pre 1994
> 
> Greetings, everyone,
> 
> The story of "milonguero" style that Barbara Garvey (always a delight to hear
> from you, Barbara!) is exactly how I learned it while living in BsAs.  I know
> this story from a person who was very intrenched in then newly-emerging tango
> scene in Buenos Aires when very few people danced.
> 
> I think that it is very important to keep these stories.  They help new
> dancers
> understand what is what in tango.  They alo keep the integrity of the
> evolution
> of tango.
> 
> In my NSHO, the true keeper of the stories of tango is Daniel Trenner.  I hope
> that he returns to touring one day.  Daniel collected the stories and shared
> them as he traveled the world, and they were accurate stories because he
> talked
> with those people himself and knew first hand what happenned in the recent
> evolution of tango and how.
> 
> As far as colgadas, volcadas, etc. go, I know that Maestro Gavito danced his
> own
> particular volcada - very stylish, very special - and it got a LOT of
> attention
> in the world of tango.  It became his signature movement.
> 
> And Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa danced colgadas many years ago in
> their own performances, long before they and other teachers were teaching it
> in
> the classes.
> 
> However, in tango, there is nothing new.  Decades ago, dancers did everything.
> It looked different because the style of dancing was different, but the
> movements were the same.
> 
> I think that looking at these movements, it is important to make a distinction
> between tango as a social dance and tango as an art form.  The two can
> overlap,
> but only with great care.
> 
> Thanks for an interesting discussion!
> 
> Nina
> 
> 
> 
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