[Tango-L] La dolce vita

[romerob@telusplanet.net]

Hi,

I do not want to be disrespectful but the reality is that a couple of 
Colombians were top awarded 1st place in stage Tango last year. The Colombian 
couple won dancing with Canyengue flair, and a in kind of performance which 
harkens back to about 1890 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

Cheers,

Bruno
-----Original Message-----
From: tango-l-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:tango-l-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of 
Nina Pesochinsky
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 10:31 PM
To: Trini y Sean (PATangoS); Tango-L
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] la dulce vita

Great points, Sean!

I have observed that American men, in general (with exceptions, of 
course) seem to prefer to appear casual and "down-to-earth" instead 
of dashing and debonaire.  It shows in tango.  Why do you think this 
is?  Is it the historical heritage of the country?  Is it the pop culture?

This is disappointing...I really like dashing and debonaire dandies, 
in life and in tango.

Argentine culture is so much more formal than the American culture... 
Now I am getting all teary-eyed and sentimental...

[back to reality]

About the world-class dancers - neither America, not any other 
country other than Argentina seems to have managed to produce one 
yet.  If you are not Argentine, you cannot be a world-class tango 
dancer and might as well forget about it because the world of tango, 
with all the "classy" dancing,  begins and ends in Argentina.:)  This 
is an absolute.  But it helps all the other people in the world to be 
free just to dance.

Best,

Nina