[Tango-L] once again

[Amaury de Siqueira]

Joe,

I am not quite sure about your statement. Would you
mind qualify a little better what you meant in your
statement: "tango was born in the brothels".

>From the little I know (and is literaly quite
little)the construct of tango's singularity (born in a
single place from a single group and a single economic
status)is as embarrassing as associating bananas with
South America.

Unknowingly, your associations (tango-brothel)is a
variation of the same cultural diconnect represented
in some variations of Nuevo Tango.

Cheers,
Amaury

--- Joe Grohens <joe.grohens at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> "tango is a sensuous undertaking of direct erotic
> power and great  
> feeling. Dressing well for it gives it even more of
> this power because  
> the elegance of the dress enhances the fires rising
> from the soul and  
> the heart.
> The fires, as it were, hide themselves within the
> clothing. They  
> smolder there. They're fanned by suggestion and
> nuance. They begin to  
> appear as the result of the erotic give-and-take
> between two very  
> involved dancers, and when the flames finally break
> out, they are  
> truly incendiary."
> 
> 
> 
> Terrence forgot to mention that "tango was born in
> the brothels".
> 
> Now that's a tradition we really want to nurture.
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