[Tango-L] The demise of Tango

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Ron, 

Very well said.   I recently moved to the midwest from New York City and 
nuevo seems to proliferate more here (it was also becoming common there too), 
although many "seem" to profess an interest in classic tango, and I have 
seen a number of people dancing tango de salon, but even then it is often mixed 
with volcadas and colgadas and other moves that create bottlenecks on the 
floor.   I think another problem is that most people really aren't prepared 
to put in the necessary hard work to get the fundamentals, including most of 
the teachers. They get bored with the hard work and practice. They just drop 
out and find someone who will give them more immediate gratification with 
tricky and superfically appealing steps. Most people out here don't take 
regular classes over a period of time.   Instead they are "Festival Rats" and 
just go from one festival to another picking up yet another variation and 
fancy figure, and taking privates is a way of life out here. (I used to question 
how so many festivals could survive, but now I know why.) Their reference 
point just keeps constantly changing depending on the last guest teacher. 
Many people I have seen have very bad technical skills but are very athletic 
and know lots of steps. It is much easier to jump into nuevo figures to gain 
the illusion that one is dancing well. Maybe they should change the name 
(referring to the males anyway) to "Baggy-Cargo-Pants-and-Sneaker Jamborees"

But it is also culture.   Maybe our country is too bountiful and lacks the 
requisite melancholy.

cheers,
Charles 
 


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