[Tango-L] I'm starting to see the pauses

NANCY ningle_2000 at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 1 14:32:02 EDT 2008


--- Tango Society of Central Illinois
<tango.society at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> They're not with the music. They're too busy with
> adornments.


This is a PERFORMANCE!

And there is often a problem of sychronization with
videos on YouTube. 
 
> Excessive pausing is not for social dancing. It
> clogs the line of
> dance. A pause of one or two beats, e.g., when
> changing direction from
> a suspension is OK. Prolonged pauses with excessive
> embellishment
> loses connection with the music (even Pugliese).

THIS IS A PERFORMANCE!!!!  

Did you notice 150 other couples on the floor?  No.

And did you correct Gavito when he paused for whole
measures on the social dance floor? 

You WISH you could dance like those folks....or do you
prefer dancing with violins, too?

Nancy




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