[Tango-L] (no subject)

[Joe Grohens]

Chrisjj wrote:

> I don't recall one convincing example of nuevo dancing from the music.
Chicho/Eugenia to El Recodo - you might not like it, but it's on the  
music.
And I think most people would agree with calling this couple's dance  
style "tango nuevo".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dZNG5IlvQw

> The examples of nuevo that most avoid offending the music are those  
> that most avoid the music e.g. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w-RqtiMZZpI 
>  .
But, why do you call this piece "tango nuevo"? I would call it modern  
dance utilizing material from tango. Calling it tango dancing of any  
type is like calling Appalachian Spring folk music. (I'm not saying  
the piece merits comparison to Copland.)

Brigitta Winkler, by the way, is known in the U.S. for teaching on the  
"milonguero style" circuit. So you might as well call it "tango  
milonguero".

> If anyone has a video of David's "decent Nuevo leads who listen to  
> and interpret the music, just as do dancers of all stripe" then,  
> please, let us all see it.
Really, Chris, I wonder what people think of when they refer to "tango  
nuevo". I get the feeling that in some places dancers are besieged by  
arrogant bands of wild music-ignoring acrobats, and they call them  
"nuevos".