[Tango-L] Why are you dancing tango if you don't like tango?

[Anton Stanley]

I have worked with artists, actors and musicians for a quite lengthy period
of my life. I value many as my friends. However I won't accept even a little
responsibility for the lack of opportunity they have to earn a decent living
from their chosen profession. I blame their compatriots in the arts. If
their fellow artists, in the past or present, had not through greed or
vanity, allowed themselves to be recorded or filmed or have their works
reproduced, there would in the wealthy parts of the world, be ample
opportunity to earn a good living. 
As a self interested member of the general population, I prefer to listen,
see or experience the best when given the choice and affordability. I don't
listen or dance to music by logic, but rather by how I enjoy it. Do I need
to apologise?

Anton


-----Original Message-----
From: tango-l-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:tango-l-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of
AJ Azure
Sent: Wednesday, 5 May 2010 7:34 PM
To: tango-l at mit.edu
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Why are you dancing tango if you don't like tango?

I run multiple gropes. One is a nostalgia group doing multiple 1900-1940s
styles i.e the way dance bands used to exist. The other group is an all
tango group.
Are we perfect? No. I have background in tango from childhood (not
Piazzolla). My grandmother was a singer in BsAs but, the others, yah we have
had to teach them. The most inspiring thing to get better at is to see
people dancing to it. So sure there's growing pains but, when those are
accompanied by a supportive community with an open mind, ultimately you get
good results.

Paying musicians, definitely.

Bandoneon (if you can't find it), why?

Tango isn't strictly the cliché orquesta tipica instruments. I bet you'd be
surprised that steel guitar used to be involved in tango. Look up Oscar
Aleman and Los Lupes. It was a duo that did among different styles, tango.
They were from Argentina by the way. That happens to be my instrument as
well.

Heck find a duo of guitar and violin and you can get some decent music to
dance to. This isn't an either or. You can still have Djed content and live.


_A


> From: Steve Littler <sl at stevelittler.com>
> Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 17:23:42 -0400
> To: <tango-l at mit.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Why are you dancing tango if you don't like tango?
> 
> I didn't get from your original post that you had a Tango band. I
> assumed you had a swing band or some other type.
> 
> If you have a Tango Dance band I'm sure everyone on this list would
> welcome you to their milonga, over recorded music, if they could afford
> your band.
> 
> In small cities like where I live, we probably couldn't. But we would
> probably travel Tampa to dance with you.
> 
> We've tried to get a Tango band here, but our problem has been to find a
> bandoneon player (and of course a budget. Obviously musicians deserve
> compensation.)
> 
> El Stevito de Gainesville
> 
> On 5/5/2010 4:30 PM, AJ Azure wrote:
>> As for how they play, there plenty of bad swing bands too. It doesn't
mean
>> you apply that across the board.  I for one have no interest in neo or
nuevo
>> and do all old but, am not so closed that I  don't  like incorporating
>> modern ideas in to some arrangements while keeping it traditional.
>> My orchestra wouldn't stand a chance with you because, you've already
made
>> up your mind. That's sad. I'm just glad your attitude is not the all
>> encompassing one. I'm doing an event at the Player's Club in NY and The
PA
>> Museum of Art and that to me says (thankfully) people still want live
music
>> with their tango.
>> It's sad that you seem to be unable to be touched by the live music
>> interaction.
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