[Tango-L] Why are you dancing tango if they are not playing tango?

Alexis Cousein al at sgi.com
Fri May 14 05:06:21 EDT 2010


On 07/05/2010 23:44, AJ Azure wrote:
> The relationship between live music and dancers is an ongoing improvised
> collaboration. It involves mutual respect.
>
Bingo.

We used to have a very, very, very good milonga band in Brussels,
with Alfredo Marcucci playing the bandoneon and making the
musicians very aware of what exactly made a milonga band tick.

But even when he wasn't around and Eva Wolff was playing the band
was excellent, and the symbiosis between dancers and bands impressive.

They key? Everyone supported each other.



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