[Tango-L] Cortinas

[Tango Tango]

DJs in North America do not understand what a cortina is for. That's why
they don't play them, play them incorrectly or chose the wrong music.

The answer to the question about the length of a cortina is as follows: The
length of the cortina should be long enough for all dancers to clear the
floor, sit down at their respective tables, have a sip of wine, put their
glasses back on and look around to see where their next prospect may be
sitting.

As such, having cortinas shorter than 1.5 minutes simply isn't appropriate.

There are no exceptions to this.

There are a lot of people in the US (mainly from Ann Arbor, NYC, Dallas and
Portland) that are profiting from DJing around the country. Every single one
of these people do not understand the concept of cortinas.

Please do not look to those who DJ incorrectly for inspiration. Go to Buenos
Aires to learn.

Neil


On 10/6/06, Jake Spatz (TangoDC.com) < spatz at tangodc.com> wrote:
>
> I'm still a novice DJ, but I use cortinas between 30 and 45 seconds,
> depending on how much I need to clear the air between tandas. If I
> really need to reset the mood, I follow the advice I got from Yesim
> Sezer ("La turca" in NYC), and play Fresedo; you can get to him from any
> direction, and depart in any direction.
>
> I'm also of the opinion that using various cortinas adds a nice element
> to the mix. I try never to use the same one twice in a row.
>
> The DJ I usually work with on Wednesday nights at Divino (Yulia
> Kriskovets) always plays the same cortina before an intermission (but
> never at any other time), and most dancers appear to recognize it as a
> signal-- i.e., time for announcements, perhaps a performance, and a
> lyrics reading. It's a nice touch.
>
> Jake Spatz
> DC
>
>
> WHITE 95 R wrote:
> > I use cortines of anywhere from 30 seconds to a couple of minutes.
> Probably
> > they should be no longer than a minute, although the length of the
> milonga
> > would have a big impact on that. An all-night milonga for instance would
> be
> > fine for longer cortinas, while a shorter milonga would be a bad place
> to
> > waste time with non-danceable music.
> >
> > Manuel
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: "Dani Iannarelli" <dani at tango-la-dolce-vita.eu>
> >> To: <Tango-L at mit.edu >
> >> Subject: [Tango-L] Cortinas (not the old car from the '70s)
> >> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 16:07:59 +0100
> >>
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> With regard to the 'refresh' button for the milonga dance floor :-) .ie
>
> >> cortinas :-)
> >>
> >> Just wondering what members would consider the optimum length?
> >>
> >> Very best wishes
> >>
> >> Dani - < http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZNxdm73369GB>
> >>
> >> 'El Zorro de Tango' :-):-):-)
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