[Tango-L] "Alternative" Music....

[Jay Rabe]

Nina,
 
     Yes, you answered my questions. Muy bien. 
 
          Muchas gracias.
                   J



> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:05:24 -0700> From: nina at earthnet.net> To: tango-l at mit.edu> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] "Alternative" Music....> > Hi, Jay,> > I will answer each one of your questions according to my experience.> > > Do not many Argentines dance tango steps to non-tango or pop music?> > Correct. Almost no one does it. Those who do, do not call it > Argentine Tango.> > > Can you say that these generally younger Argentines did not > > originate the practice?> > Correct. They did not. The very first time that the possibility of > tango being danced to anything other than tango was presented by > Daniel Trenner and Rebecca dancing to piece by Bob Telson in 1997-1998 > or so. Argentines frowned on it.> > > Do you have evidence in the history of the evolution of the > > non/neo-tango music phenomenon to justify your contention that it > > is "foreigners" who have started this behavior?> > There is a video of Daniel and Rebecca dancing to Bob Telson. Also, I > was there when this phenomena had began, was a part of it, danced it > every which way and felt pleased with myself for being so "radical". > Argentines continued to frown on it, but I did not care then. We even > tried to do it in BsAs when we (me and my European roommates) lived > there in the late 90s and we embarassed ourselves terribly trying to > dance tango to rock-and-roll when it was played in the milongas. So, > the evidence is the actual experience.> > Not, the whole thing just makes me laugh. When people begin to do > tango moves to non-tango music with an air of artistic avant-guard, I > realize how stupid we looked then and feel sorry for these people now. > But eventually they will learn, I have no doubt about it.> > Did I answer all your questions?> > Best regards,> > Nina
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