[Tango-L] Get real

[Jay Rabe]

OK Anton, while I don't quite agree with you (see more on that below), let's pursue it a bit more. What is it about the music that makes it so special for you? In one sub-thread we were talking in the context of the difference between
Argentine and Ballroom tango. A private post to me suggested that
ballroom tango music is significantly different than "golden age"
(which I prefer as a label over "old") tango music, in that BT music is very march-like, without the changes in tempo and mood that GA music has. But what is it for you, Anton?



But to my disagreement with you: If you videotaped two couples dancing
AT steps in close embrace, one of them to GA music and the other to
something like Tango to Evora or the Theme from the Tango Lesson, then
watched them without sound, would there really be any doubt that they
were both dancing Argentine Tango? They'd still have the embrace and
the connection and the synchronicity of their steps, so would you still
decline to call their dance AT?



            J

        TangoMoments.com





> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 09:07:02 +1000
> From: antonst at alidas.com.au
> To: Tango-L at mit.edu
> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Get real
> 
> Well Jay, we seem to have travelled the complete circle and arrived back
> at the beginning.
> ... To me it is the music.
> Everything comes from the music. You don't like the music, you can't
> dance Tango. You change the music, you change the Tango. The more you
> change the music, the more you change the Tango. The more you feel the
> music, the better you'll dance Tango. The more you feel the music, the
> better will become your embrace. The more you feel the music, the better
> will be your connection with your partner. The Music.  
> If you don't like the music, none of the above will happen.




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