[Tango-L] Better? Worse? Just different

[Charles Roques]

Sharon wrote:

I used to like dancing to non-traditional
music because I could hear the beat better, but I find that the more I
listen to tango music, the less I like dancing tango steps to
non-traditional music because it lacks all the things that makes tango
music beautiful (including surge and suspension).

This is unfortunately one of the principal reasons that contributes  to many dancers resorting to non-tango music for dancing:  it ts easier to hear the beat in other music or modern "electro-pop" tango.  It takes time to hear the beat and the many nuances in tango music.  As teachers advise students to be patient about the technical requirements of tango, it is also important to advise that the same patience is often required to learn to appreciate the music.  The subtleties of the dance and music are interconnected.  Taking shortcuts in one will affect the other eventually.

Cheers,
Charles