[Tango-L] Any Nuevo Milongas?

[Jack Dylan]

This brings up an interesting subject that I'm not sure has been discussed before. Is there any such thing as a 'Nuevo Milonga'?

As Vince points out, everyone treats Practica X as a milonga, but the organisers call it a practica and that's how it's listed in El Tangauta and B.A. Tango. Similarly, all the events at Villa Malcolm [that's Tango Cool and El Motivo], where Nuevo is predominant, are also listed as practicas, not milongas. La Viruta is interesting. When I was there 2 years ago, La Viruta had gone very Nuevo and El Tangauta removed them from the list of milongas and put them under practicas. This year, they can't seem to decide and they're listed under milongas AND practicas.

In Buenos Aires, is there a deliberate attempt to exclude places that are predominantly Tango Nuevo from what are deemed to be milongas? But, as Vince says, they're not practicas either so maybe another name is needed.

Jack



----- Original Message ----
> From: Vince Bagusauskas <vytis at hotmail.com>
> 
> Yes you are correct on both counts. Most people seem to treat Practica X as 
> a milonga and with a semi crowded dance floor there is no space to stop and 
> practise.  Plus I recall that there were cortina breaks every so often 
> making it more milonga like.
>