[Tango-L] Rhythm or Melody?

[Trini y Sean (PATangoS)]

--- On Wed, 6/10/09, Jack Dylan <jackdylan007 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> To everybody,
> 
> A very basic question - should Tango be danced mostly to
> the rhythm or the melody?
> 
> Jack


Both equally.  One dances to the melody but steps on the beat.  Beginners have trouble finding the rhythm and need to concentrate on that more.  Have you ever noticed that if you put on a romantic ballad like that Turkish tango, even beginners don't have a problem dancing to both?

Trini de Pittsburgh