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[Noughts]

Of course you are correct.....

And, thanks for this statement - "there are many things in nuevo that
are not in traditional..." (means new)  I spose that's why it's new...

The major teachers of the "Nuevo" were originally salon maestros.
Gustavo and Olga....

As for different postures, well, salon/milonguero is just as varied
and diversified as any 'nuevo' dancer... Often, it is cruel and
inconsiderate of the lady and her position... But if you are not a
woman being crushed having your arm contorted and twisted, then you
probably don't care or know.

Many of the older generation don't like the internet or email either,
but I guess, you don't mind it... you are on this list.....

2009/7/31  <c.roques at mchsi.com>:
> <  I wonder why we hypothosis that "Nuevo" is not tango, when it was only
> ever an extension of tango and a breakdown of how they danced salon
> and then using it in different ways....
>
> Devised, understood and taught by the TANGO MASTERS OF ARGENTINA?>
>
> Actually that is not true and many of the older masters of salon don't like nuevo or think it borrows from the tradition at all. Most of the now-famous practitioners of nuevo had rejected it as their parent's dance and had listened and danced to mostly rock and roll. When they decided to capitalize on the new popularity of tango, they brought to the dance more of that aesthetic than the tango aesthetic.   Nuevo dancers don't have the same erect posture as traditional dancers; they often watch each other's feet; they stand with their feet far apart; they don't collect their feet or their knees together when they walk or dance; they move their arms around and up and down; they turn their heads a lot, etc.  There are in fact many things in nuevo that are not in traditional salon tango.
>
> Cheers,
> Charles
>
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