[Tango-L] Better? Worse? Just different.

[Michael]

Jack:
Thanks for remembering:

Below are the figures I observed danced by the Argentines:
Walking
Ocho Cortado
Molinete (to the right and left)
Back Ocho
Boleo

I didn't see any figures that take up a lot of room because there wasn't a lot of room. The Argentines value connection, not figures.

Michael
I danced Argentine Tango --with the Argentines


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jack Dylan 
  To: tango-l at mit.edu 
  Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 6:16 AM
  Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Better? Worse? Just different.


  I was merely agreeing with what you were told by an Argentine is Buenos Aires.

  And my agreement was based on what I've seen at many traditional milongas in Buenos Aires. If you don't agree that's fine; it's all Tango; but it's not all 'traditional'.

  But you asked a direct question and I responded. Don't blame me if you don't like the answer. I told you what I think is traditional tango. How about you reciprocate and tell us what you think it is. Or anybody else for that
  matter. I'd be interested to hear.

  Somebody wrote, quite a while ago, [Michael, I think] that the Argentines in Buenos Aires dance only 5 or 6 figures and I'm sure he didn't include leg wraps in that. 

  Btw, I don't think "the shape of the embrace" is the defining factor. You can dance huge triple Volcadas in close embrace but I don't think anyone would call that 'traditional'. 

  Jack

  ----- Original Message ----
  > From: Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>
  > 
  > So anyone who dances wraps in their tango, no matter the shape of the embrace, is not dancing traditional tango. Thank you for making that clear.