[Tango-L] Report from Buenos Aires #2

[Jack Dylan]

Michael,

Thanks for the reports - very accurate from my experiences and 
very useful for first-time visitors to BsAs.

But I don't agree with your term 'original style' because, as Trini has 
already pointed out, we don't really know what that is and it would 
result in a lot of disagreements. 

To me 'authentic Argentine Tango' is what predominates in the 
traditional milongas of modern-day Buenos Aires and you've already 
described that very well. You say you don't dance that style in the 
States so I'd be interested to know why you consider it to be 'authentic'.

I now use the term 'Buenos Aires Style' to describe what I consider 
to be 'authentic Argentine Tango. I don't really see how anyone could 
disagree with that but I'm sure many will find a way :-).

Jack



> From: Michael <tangomaniac at cavtel.net>
> 
> New term
> Suggestion of new term for ´`authentic Argentine Tango´´ (I´m using a
> keyboard that isn´t conventionally used in the states and it´s
> difficult to find special keys.) Instead of ´¨authentic¨`, I suggest
> `¨original.¨ The milonguero style (named by Susana Miller) is what I
> call the original style. It´s NOT the style I dance in the States but
> I consider what I dance to be authentic.
>