[Tango-L] Tango to everything

[tanguerochino@netscape.net]

Astrid wrote:

> Well, I am working on a belly dance number to the "Concerto for
> cello and orchestra" by Philip Glass right now....
> But it is a bit like writing a poem according to the German rule ...

Belly dance to Canadian music, eh.  I should tell my friend that.

My friend's belly dance teacher had a fundraiser/show in a restaurant.
After the show, everyone was chatting and middle eastern music
was playing in the background.  Middle eastern music is one genre
that I think is ill suited for tango.  Nonetheless, when a slower
Moroccan piece started, she asked if we could dance to it as a
sort of demo.

I still don't believe middle eastern music and tango dancing fit well
together.  However, with some effort, and she being a great
dancer, we were able to dance to that particular piece, playing
with the rhythm of the drums and using both milonga and
tango intepretations for the melodic segments.

> "Reim dich oder ich fress dich"

How about the Chinese expression:

"Lie ngu shia shu" - Pulling an ox up a tree.