[Tango-L] Whatever happened to NUEVO ??

[Michael]

I'm glad Nuevo is fading. I wish alternative would follow Nuevo. I once heard a Rhumba at a milonga so I danced...Rhumba. That definitely caused alarms because Rhuma isn't a travelling dance.

Lois:
I'm NOT taking your bait. I'm NOT going to ask why the 8 count basic shouldn't be taught.

Michael
Came home to New York where the Argentine Tango is better

-----Original Message-----
From: tango-l-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:tango-l-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of Lois Donnay
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 3:48 PM

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.

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 ??