[Tango-L] Using the social dance as THE model

[Gordon Erlebacher]

Absolutely true Tony. On the other hand, if tango is over-regulated, 
then many less people will start to dance the tango, and the crowded 
Milonga floors will no be so crowded. After all, if it was not for the 
show dancing gee-wiz, tango would probably be much less popular than it 
is today. Its resurgence is a direct consequence of show dancing in my 
opinion.

Personally, I prefer the social form, but adapt according to floor space.

    Gordon


On 1/12/11 8:08 AM, tony parkes wrote:
> hi mario
>
> i liked your video example and your conclusion. i am not technically
> minded and therefore cannot label the steps and moves as you have
> described, but i do see and feel the connection between the two
> dancers, the music and the pista.
>
> unfortunately, too many people heading off to learn tango would find
> this video totally boring, yet they would go "wow, gee whiz" after
> seeing show tango.  or even worse the unadulterated rubbish that we
> see in shows like dancing with the stars or more tragically  demo
> performances by travelling "teachers"
>
> and even more unfortunately it takes many years to arrive at an
> appreciation of what this couple is accomplishing, thus many newbies
> opt for the quick easy fix and shallow gratification of gyrating on
> the tango floor, selfishly i must add to the detriment of those
> wanting to dance any salon style of tango
>
> until the argentines try to regulate tango through some sort of
> official body, including registering the name "tango", then
> unfortunately free market forces will reign and the wow, gee whiz
> factor will continue to influence newcomers
>
>
> cheers
> tony
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Mario<sopelote at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>>   Using the social dance as a model instead of the performance can lead a novice
>> directly to the goal of enjoying the milonga instead of years of frustration and
>> confusion.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbUai1Lv5-0
>>
>>
>>   In this video we see two very experienced and capable social dancers showing
>> what took decades to smooth out, eliminating the chaff from the grain. Being
>> content with intimately knowing 4 or 5 movement sequences that can be improvised
>> to fit any music that is Argentine tango.  Watch how the cross footed ochos are
>> turned into an ocho cortado and the parallel walk, how the cross footed walk to
>> the cross is turned into the ocho cortado and again we are parallel footed..how
>> then tucking the right foot behind the left leads to the cross footed walk and
>> one of the above sequences repeated..but with a cadence that fits the music..a
>> pause, an ornament and then an acceleration..all accenting the beauty of the
>> music.  wow, why don't we approach the dance this way? Are we all just dreaming
>> of dancing with the stars??
>> .
>>
>>
>>
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>
> --
> cheers
> tony
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