[Tango-L] More Nuevo Bashing - why?

[Stephen.P.Brown@dal.frb.org]

Something to chew on:

As it was originally conceived nuevo tango was largely a pedagogic 
approach to tango that emphasized a structural analysis of the dance in 
which previously unexplored combinations of steps and new figures can be 
found.  Some of those exploring those possibilities gradually developed it 
into a style that is danced in an open, loose or elastic embrace with a 
very upright posture, and great emphasis is placed on dancers maintaining 
their own axes.  Although some advocates of tango nuevo emphasize a new 
structural analysis over specific figures, some of the identifiable 
figures in nuevo tango are overturn ochos and change of directions in 
turns, which are most easily accomplished in a loose or elastic embrace.

The dancers most often identified with nuevo tango are Gustavo Naveira, 
Fabian Salas and Chicho Frumboli.  In just these three people, you see 
some progression from it being mostly a pedagogic approach to it being 
mostly a style of dancing tango.  Among the younger generation of nuevo 
dancers are Homer and Christina Ladas and Andres Amarilla and Meredith 
Klein.  I have no objection to how any of these people dance.  All of them 
are capable of dancing in the ronda and with the music.

My objections are to the bozo and bozoette who were in front of me and my 
partner at a recent milonga who were pursuing some new innovation without 
regard to the ronda or the rhythm of the music being played.  These same 
objections hold for other oblivious dancers pursuing elaborate, 
space-consuming figures in other styles of tango.

With best regards,
Steve