[Tango-L] Musicality in Tango Dancing

[Stephen.P.Brown@dal.frb.org]

At the recent Fandango de Tango in Austin, I had the pleasure of watching 
seven teaching couples perform during the Saturday evening milonga: Fabian 
Salas & Carolina del Rivero,Julio Balmaceda & Corina de la Rosa, Guillermo 
Merlo & Fernanda Ghi, Diego di Falco & Carolina Zokalski, Nito & Elba 
Garcia, Alex Krebs & Luciana Valle, Pablo Pugliese & Noel Strazza.  What 
really struck me about all of their performances was the musicality of 
their movements--just how well each of the movements complex or simple fit 
with the music.

At the end of their second round of planned performances, they all 
switched partners and danced milonga.  You could easily see the rhythmic 
drive in their movements.

It seems to me that a key to dancing well comes expressing the music first 
and foremost.

Steve (de Tejas)