[Tango-L] Choreography

[Jonathan Thornton]

Chris,

Well said. To add to what you wrote is something Cacho Dante said:

" The tango is a feeling that is danced. That's why it is not choreographed,
though it can have sequences, like all feelings. You can dance love, rage,
happiness, pleasure, every mood. The tango is not a dance to demonstrate
ability but rather an interpretation of feeling. It is not just moving your
feet and posturing."
http://www.umich.edu/~umtango/articles/Dante-TangoAndTrapezeActs.html

The entire article for those who haven't read it is very worthwhile reading.

Jonathan Thornton

On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:36 +0100 (BST), Chris, UK <tl2 at chrisjj.com> wrote:
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"The tango can be debated, and we have debates over it,
but it still encloses, as does all that which is truthful, a secret."
Jorge Luis Borges