Hello All,
What do you think about the UNESCO declaration for tango (world's heritage).
I can understand it for a monument (for example Acropolis in Athens) but for
a dance, that is actually a social matter is not so clear.
What can be done by UNESCO or maybe the government to preserve tango?
A
I am posting what amounts to pure treason. The Milonguero's last
hope is alas...no more! Here, two godesses of the Milonguero cult, introduce a
new wrinkle to the dance; one that I, myself and many others, were hoping to
never see...Alas, fair Prince...we are no more.
http://www.youtube.com/
Hi Mario,
I know you posted this tongue-in-cheek, but rest assured. This looked like it
was a demo at the end of a class, not during a milonga. Teachers do not wear
jazz sneakers at milongas. Don't let the background fool you. When Susanna
toured with her niece Maria, she was also promoting
> From: Mario
>
> Here, two godesses of the Milonguero cult, introduce a
> new wrinkle to the dance; one that I, myself and many others, were hoping to
> never see...Alas, fair Prince...we are no more.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNcVDHdxCbY
>
Firstly, this isn't Nuevo and, secondly,
Does "dancing with same sex" new to Argentine Tango?
We all know the answer to this! If you go back to the developmental
stages of Tango, you see men dancing with other men. After a decade or
so, women were introduced to Tango. Therefore pre-milongueros danced
with each other either to practice, or
I agree this is not nuevo milonguero. It is 2 women dancing together and
changing roles. Ignoring that, it otherwise looks like tango milonguero, the
tango danced in the milongas of Buenos Aires. However, same sex couples dancing
together are extremely rare in the over 100 traditional milongas i
The long version of Beatriz's interesting portrait of the living legend -
with lyrics, translations (thanks Jake) and audio sample is now on
http://ToTANGO.net.
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Huh, I must've been to another BsAs in June and July. And maybe you
should tell Tete that the way he dances is all wrong. I've seen him
leading off axis moves, and reverse roles with a number of women. I
actually have a picture of that. Good dancers use whatever they can to
make the dance fun. The
