[Tango-L] A conondrum of terms and labels in A.T.

[Mario]

 I apologize beforehand if this is too intellectual, but it is what I woke up 
with this morning.
So, this is just to get some discussion of important distinctions in naming what 
we are talking about.

I'm distinguishing the line of dance and the music as THE important factors in 
traditional Argentine Tango dance.
Traditional Argentine Tango dancing is whatever is danced to Traditional  
Argentine Tango Music...it is the Music that legitimizes the label. If a  couple 
wants to dance NUEVO moves in OPEN FRAME and in ONE SPOT on the  dance floor.. 
to traditional Arg. Tango music..so be it...it is  Argentine Tango dancing but 
not traditional ..and if someone wants to dance WEST COAST SWING  moves in OPEN 
FRAME and in ONE SPOT on the dance floor to the same  music...congrats!...it too 
is now Argentine Tango music dancing but not traditional dancing.
Then comes along another BIG distinction; it is whether it is SOCIAL  DANCING or 
PERFORMANCE DANCING....and if everyone on the floor is each  dancing in one 
spot...Then, even the last two examples can be Social  Dancing...but if the 
couples are all following a line of dance, the  ronda, then it is TRADITIONAL 
ARGENTINE TANGO SOCIAL DANCING.  I am  making the  ronda or line of dance as THE 
distinctive TRADITIONAL DANCE  feature of dancing to Traditional Argentine Tango 
Music.
 Anyway, these are the distinctions involved as i see it and respect for  the 
line of dance is where the future of the dance will be either  preserved or 
destroyed. Just don't mix the line of dance and spot  dancing on the same dance 
floor because then you will have Bumping cars  which is a game best left in the 
arcades.
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