[Tango-L] What Argentine Tango is, and what it is not

[Floyd Baker]

And so I prove my own point.  I forget the period...   

Never mind.

Floyd


On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:48:30 -0500, you wrote:

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>Ha!   I do understand both sides...  
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>That there is no need to identify it as Argentine Tango.., as there is
>only one true Tango.  And on this list especially, that is only Tango
>that should be being discussed.   
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>But.., the way I handle the other side of it.., is that I say I Tango.
>If someone asks what kind, I say what do you mean.    
>When they say American or Ballroom?  I shudder a little and act like
>they have just insulted me.  
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>I want them to learn the meaning of faux pas.  <g>
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>Btw.., I'm putting this back on thread...  When one 'types' an ongoing
>subject line it seems they invariably get it wrong, and then there are
>two...  
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>Floyd
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>On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:52:22 EDT, you wrote:
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>>Ron wrote:
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>><<< I started ballroom dance about 3 years before I was exposed to
>>(Argentine) [redundant adjective] tango.>>>
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>>There is nothing redundant about the adjective (unless you live in Argentina, 
>>or Montevideo perhaps) since many people here (the U.S.) only associate tango 
>>with the ballroom dance. Obviously it is quite different.  Personally, I want 
>>people to know that I DON'T dance or teach ballroom tango. Besides, believe 
>>it or not, some people don't even realize that tango is from Argentina, or even 
>>more specifically, from Buenos Aires. Perhaps it would be better to just say 
>>"ballroom tango" as opposed to "tango" but I welcome the distinction between 
>>the two, whichever way you parse it.
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>>Cheers,
>>Charles 
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