[Tango-L] Cortinas (not the old car from the '70s)

[Christopher L. Everett]

Club~Tango*La Dolce Vita~ wrote:
> Hi Christopher, Jake, Manuel... everybody
>  
> I think your suggestion is favourable with me, Christopher. Assess the 
> length required on a 'need-to-effect' basis.
>  
> I was considering what you both suggest, Jake and Manuel. Trouble is 
> that with longer 'set' lengths, there is always the invariable numpty 
> who feels they have to get up and dance to the cortina... nothing more 
> annoying.
Happens even in Buenos Aires.  Seen it with my own eyes.

Play something absolutely undanceable.  Opening chords of Beethoven's
5th or something like that.

I gave up on Piazzola and electrotango for cortinas for that same reason.

Christopher
>  
> What do you think?
>  
> Dani
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Christopher L. Everett <ceverett at ceverett.com>
> To: Dani Iannarelli <dani at tango-la-dolce-vita.eu>
> Cc: Tango-L at mit.edu
> Sent: Thursday, 5 October, 2006 8:49:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Cortinas (not the old car from the '70s)
>
> Dani Iannarelli wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >  
> > With regard to the 'refresh' button for the milonga dance floor :-) .ie
> > cortinas :-)
> >  
> > Just wondering what members would consider the optimum length?
> >  
> However long it takes for people to clear the floor.  No
> more, no less.  Big floor, lots of people with difficult egress,
> you might need as much as 90 seconds.  Tiny floor, small
> crowd, easy to get on/off the floor, 10-15 seconds.
>
> Christopher
>