[Tango-L] Classic alternative?

[Pat Petronio]

Hi there,

I totally agree with Trini's assessment of the longevity of most alternative 
tangos, and also believe that there is a place for some alternative tangos 
and music at milongas - for lots of reasons which have been discussed 
before.

Having said that, I too, feel that those of us who deejay or teach the 
dance, play an important role in educating our fellow dancers to develop a 
better understanding & appreciation of the traditional music which has made 
this dance endure and become so popular internationally. In my opinion, this 
educative role must include fostering the skills which enable dancers to 
respond sensitively to the many possibilities offered by those great tango 
orchestras. We all know it's a long process, but the journey can be 
enjoyable and deeply satisfying.

Have a good weekend.

Pat
Adelaide, South Australia.
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> Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 14:10:27 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Trini y Sean (PATangoS)" <patangos at yahoo.com>
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> Hi all,
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> First, if you don't like alternative music for tango, please use your 
> delete key.  This thread is not for you.
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> I've decided I need to work on convincing people here to continue studying 
> traditional music.  Although some alternative music (non-Piazzolla) is 
> fun, most of it is not terribly deep or complex.  So some folks think they 
> are being musical and they really aren't.  I thought one approach would be 
> to point out the enduring quality of the great orchestras that keeps 
> dancers challenged whereas most alternative tangos today only have a 
> lifespan of about 2-3 years, by my estimation.  Piazzolla, of course, is 
> the exception.  Can anyone think of any alternative tango that we might 
> actually be dancing to in 30 years?  I can't.
>
> Trini de Pittsburgh
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> P.S.  I deejayed a milonga last night and decided to play some swing music 
> since it was the Fourth.  Even though we had swing dancers, to my 
> surprise, people were still trying to tango to it.  A few years ago, 
> everyone would have known that it was swing.
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