[Tango-L] Musicality. What is it?

[Trini y Sean (PATangoS)]

Oops.  I meant it was a Pugliese (not Piazzola) class. - t

--- "Trini y Sean (PATangoS)" <patangos at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> --- meaning of life <kushi_bushi at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > i think that tango is about spirit and intent, there
> are
> > identifiable moves, customs and behaviors. it is these
> > things that make it tango, not necessarily the music.
> 
> Suppose there is no music at all?  Just you and your
> partner, the lights dimmed, in an embrace flowing from
> one
> movement to the next, forming your own musicality through
> your tango conversation?  Your focus completely on the
> other person.  The beats might be silent, but they are
> still there, perhaps as part of your muscle memory but
> still present.  Isn't that the essence of tango?
> 
> At the heart of musicality, I think, is the expression of
> emotion.  And people can respond to music differently. 
> In
> a musicality class on Piazzolla that we had recently with
> Andres & Meredith Amarilla, Andres used an interesting
> phrase in evaluating each couple's interpretation of part
> of a song.  He would say "You haven't convinced me" or
> "I'm
> convinced".  He never said that this was good/bad or
> unmusical/musical.  I liked that phrase because it
> acknowledged that both the dancers and the audience have
> their own musical interpretation.  This phrasing could
> also
> be used within the couple, as well.
> 
> As for those who say that musicality classes are
> useless...
> well... I'm not convinced.
> 
> Trini de Pittsburgh
> 
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