[Tango-L] proportions

[Gordon Erlebacher]

Hi,

I recall the days in Tallahassee when we wanted to educate the dancers, 
and I agree with Dubravko that we should cater to the audience to 
maximize dancing. On the other hand, what if 80 percent of the people 
are newcomers or beginners with no music appreciation and moderate and 
below dancing ability? Then one should probably educate the people, but 
with mainstream and well-known music, rather than experimental and edgy.

    Gordon


On 2/10/11 2:15 PM, Dubravko Kakarigi wrote:
> Yes, sherrie, I agree, the length of the tanda should be a consideration more
> than the number of songs in it, although, folks get used to certain number of
> songs/tanda and are surprised if you deviate from the "standard." I try to stay
> within 10 minutes/tangotanda when I DJ, which may be two, three, or four songs.
> There are many, many other consideration for creating tandas and sequencing them
> too, but that is a subject for a different e-mail list (TangoDJ).
>
> I do agree that being a dancer should be helpful for DJ-ing, although it may
> introduce a very strong bias, which in and of itself is not bad as long as the
> DJ is known for it and is consistent. I think dancers do not like too many
> surprises. A DJ should not be educating the dancers, but should play the music
> most people would want to dance to.
>
> ...dubravko
>
> P.S. The mail dancer in that Youtube clip I linked to before is Osvaldo Natucci
> who is also a very well known DJ.
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