[Tango-L] The Structure of Tango

[Tango22]

If you want to really understand the structure of Tango I suggest that  
you purchase the excellent book by Joaquin Amenabar.  http://www.joaquinamenabar.com/

Mr Amenabar is touring Germany, Austria, Italy and Lebanon early in  
2010, before returning to Australia mid-year.  His workshops are very  
popular and not to be missed for those interested in dancing social  
Tango at a high level.

I doubt that the long wait at the start of each song has anything to  
do with music.  You can't hear a thing during the  customary "chatting- 
up" time.

Best wishes,
John

> Most tangos don't.
>
> E.g. I just relistened to the last set I played and found intros on  
> only
> 5% of the tangos. I think that's pretty representative of what's  
> played by
> trad DJs in Argentina and Europe.
>
> Agreed 100%. But you don't start to dance ploughing your way through a
> field of still stationary dancers after ANY beat of a song. It comes  
> from
> the floor, not the music. E.g. in packed Lo de Celia people don't  
> start
> moving until after 30-60s, regardless of whether the track has an  
> intro.
>
> --
> Chris