[Tango-L] Musicality in Tango Dancing

[Keith]

Steve,

I'm sure you haven't just realised this, but you're absolutely right.

The way top professionals can always make their dancing fit in perfectly 
with the musical phrasing is often what separates them from the rest of us. 
I just wish I knew the secret, but I don't think there is one - some people 
are just naturally more musically gifted than others.

But I do agree with Tom's recent posting on how to include musicality in
the teaching of basic steps to complete beginners. You can't start too 
early, even if very few seem to 'get it' at that time.

Keith, HK


On Sat Dec  1  0:52 , Stephen.P.Brown at dal.frb.org sent:

>At the recent Fandango de Tango in Austin, I had the pleasure of watching 
>seven teaching couples perform during the Saturday evening milonga: Fabian 
>Salas & Carolina del Rivero,Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa, Guillermo 
>Merlo & Fernanda Ghi, Diego di Falco & Carolina Zokalski, Nito & Elba 
>Garcia, Alex Krebs & Luciana Valle, Pablo Pugliese & Noel Strazza.  What 
>really struck me about all of their performances was the musicality of 
>their movements--just how well each of the movements complex or simple fit 
>with the music.
>
>At the end of their second round of planned performances, they all 
>switched partners and danced milonga.  You could easily see the rhythmic 
>drive in their movements.
>
>It seems to me that a key to dancing well comes expressing the music first 
>and foremost.
>
>Steve (de Tejas)
>
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