[Tango-L] Milonga - inspiration for the weekend

[Tango Society of Central Illinois]

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Mario <sopelote at yahoo.com> wrote:
> most instructors (usa) cannot dance the Milonga

Check out how some milongueros dance milonga. View the videos by Pocho and
El Flaco Dany:

http://www.centraltango.com/TangoInfo/VideoTangoMilonguero.htm

One thing that is immediately apparent in these videos is that the dancing
is unhurried. Yes, the milongas are slow Canaro, but they are also dancing a
traspie rhythm. The unhurried look is due in large part to smaller steps,
but also to collecting and waiting for partner collection before taking the
next step.

This unhurried dancing to milonga is a characteristic that differentiates
the milongueros from average dancers, not just outside Argentina, but even
within Argentina. For example, one can see a variety of speeds of dancing to
this fast milonga on a low density floor at the Lo de Celia milonga in
Buenos Aires:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNfilkXAOxo&feature=related

I cannot verify that the faster dancers are porten~os.

Ron