[Tango-L] Origins

['Mash]

What about looking around at people today. 
What class would you say are the predominantly dancing now?

'Mash
London,UK

"May we be cautious in our perfection lest we lose the ability to dance."


On Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 12:53:58PM -0700, Konstantin Zahariev wrote:
> On 7/18/07, Andy Ungureanu <abungureanu at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Konstantin
> >
> > Am 18.07.2007 19:29 schrieb Konstantin Zahariev :
> > > In regards to biases and prejudices influencing the narrative, it
> > > seems quite self-evident now that (1) tango originated with the
> > > working classes,
> > >
> > What makes you believe, it was the "working" class? I rather believe
> > someone working 10-12 hours a day as usual at the end of the 18th
> > century cannot spend too much time hanging around and dancing.
> 
> 
> I don't have to believe; it is what makes most sense and it is what
> was done in other countries in similar circumstances. That was
> ordinary people's entertainment. You have to remember the 1900s was an
> era without radio, television, movies, or recorded music of any kind.
> Secondly, do not assume long hours or hard work meant no fun and play
> in the evening; people are amazingly resilient and adaptive even under
> most difficult conditions. A friend likes to say that they composed
> tangos even in Auschwitz. I don't know if this is true, but it is
> perfectly plausible because this is the nature of people.
>