[Tango-L] Whatever happened to NUEVO ??

[Lois Donnay]

I've been waiting to talk about this...
My observations are that Nuevo appeals to people who have not yet grown to
love tango music, or the tango embrace.  That's why it fades away... Also,
there was a rumor that the "young kids" in BA danced to Nuevo music.
(Ageism...grrrr)
Example 1: We had a guy here who fell in love with tango, so much he became
a DJ (for free!) and ran his own dance events. Since he was dating a
long-time tango dancer, (and also was a musician, a male and handsome), he
was more than welcomed into the community before much "vetting" of his
music. He and I would get into it about his choices of music - I could not
always tell the difference between the tanda and the cortina.  I think he
spent hours looking for modern music with the same tempo as tango, plus
hours listening to more obscure tangos, the ones not danced to (for a
reason) to "surprise" his attendees with.

Well - now he has been to Buenos Aires, learned that "the kids" there are
dancing to traditional music, and has learned a lot more about what makes
music tango.  He is a much better DJ!  He's still mad at me, though...

Example 2: There used to be a fairly popular event here, mostly Nuevo
music.  It has stopped because of lack of attendance. The people who went
now have more time in tango, more appreciation for the music, and heard
that "the kids" in BA are dancing to traditional tango.

Thank you, Tango-L.  I needed to get that off my chest.  Now ask me why we
should never teach the 8 count basic, please.
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Lois Donnay
www.mndance.com

On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 12:11 PM, Mario <sopelote at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I remember when Tango L was last active...in the golden days of yore... my
> favorite debate revolved around Traditional and Nuevo dancing and
> music...having seen what happened to the golden years of Flamenco (50's)
> once the gypsy kings got hold of it, I was sure that Argentine Tango would
> go the same route to trivia...but it NEVER HAPENED !!! and today, by my own
> observations, the traditional dance is more popular than ever ..world wide
> .... was it as predicted and we grew older ??? any comments ??