[Tango-L] Milonguero is one style of close embrace styles.

[tangosmith@cox.net]

Nina,
Your comments on the difference between social and professional dance were
refreshing.  They apply not only to tango, but to all other forms that are
danced both socially and professionally, such as ballroom.  They are danced
for different purposes and therefore it is altogether appropriate that they
be danced differently in style.  This doesn’t mean that one style is
intrinsically any better or worse than the other.  
There are some who prefer to define tango very narrowly.  And for them,
their vision of their personal tango may in fact be narrow in style.  But
the world in general defines tango broadly (disregarding definitions used
in competitions, which vary themselves).  We need to be able to view each
dancer’s style within the context and purpose of the dance as well as the
artistic choice of the dancer and not according to a limited and often very
personal definition.   
Because we may personally love to dance our own intimate social tango
doesn’t have to impinge on our ability to enjoy and appreciate performance
tango or any other style beyond or in between.
WBSmith


Original Message:
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From: Nina Pesochinsky nina at earthnet.net
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:28:47 -0700
To: TANGO-L at MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Milonguero is one style of close embrace styles.


Ricardo Vidort was an awesome social dancer.  He danced with finesse 
and sensitivity rarely seen anymore on a social dance floor.

What you see Julio Balmaceda and Corina de al Rosa dance in a video 
is their creative work in their own technique that has been developed 
over the last 10 years.  It is dynamic and it is about creative 
movement that is unique to their own style.  They are speaking to the 
people who are watching.  If you see them dance at a milonga 
socially, with each other or with other people, you will see 
completely different dancing.   You will never see either one of them 
dance on a social dance floor as they dance in a performance.

What professional dancers have that social dancers tend not to have 
is versatility.  Professional dancers are technically skilled to 
dance in whatever style is called for, depending on the music, the 
partner and the moment.  Professional dancers are dancers who are 
constantly refining and developing their technique and 
artistry.  Most of the best professional dancers in tango came from 
being fabulous social dancers and they took the development of their 
dance much further than social dance requires.

In order to give honor to the dancing of both Ricardo Vidort and 
Julio Balmaceda, it is important to make this distinction.

Best regards to everyone,

Nina


At 10:08 PM 10/30/2006, you wrote:
>It's helpful to know that they don't use the term milonguero in BA like
it's
>used in the US. So, what is the terminology used to elucidate the
difference
>between Ricardo Vidort and Julio Balamaceda? (see their videos on
>tangovideoproject)
>
>j
>
>On 10/30/06, astrid <astrid at ruby.plala.or.jp> wrote:
> >
> > These semantic dirty tricks are abused and these myths are perpetuated
by
> > limited, mediocre "one trick ponies"
> > who wish to drag everybody else into the same mediocrity and to point to
> > themselves as the "authentic, real thing", while dismissing everything
> > else.
> >
> > Gabriel
> > ------------------------------------
> > A list-friend and I used to have this collection of tango videos we
would
> > forward to each other, under the title "Videos zum Meckern".
> > I just watched Gabriel's. ; )
> >
> > http://www.elmundodeltango.com/movies/10anniversary/10anniversary.html
> >
> > Astrid
> >
> >
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