Re: [Tango-L] Composer's names

2010-02-09 Thread Sandhill Crane
--- On Tue, 2/2/10, Tanguero tangu...@tanguero.com wrote: Can anyone list all the composers/orchestras which withhold the last note of a tango - - and why! Who began this eccentric style? Well, two that come to mind are Enrique Rodriguez and Florindo Sassone. Sometimes Pugliese would soften

[Tango-L] Rate of movement on crowded floors

2010-02-09 Thread Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
Hola listeros! Seeing that I'll be getting hit with another big snowfall on top of 20 inches here, I thought'd I'd spend my snowed in time on Tango-L. Here's my question. I've heard from a couple of people that there's a big difference in the speed at which people travel on the dance floors

Re: [Tango-L] Rate of movement on crowded floors

2010-02-09 Thread Tom Stermitz
What is your experience, Trini? I think some people's frustration with navigational issues (i.e. road rage) becomes painted as a universal truth, when it is mainly their personal complaint or personal difficulty with dancing small and musically. To be fair, until you gain experience with

Re: [Tango-L] Rate of movement on crowded floors

2010-02-09 Thread Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
--- On Tue, 2/9/10, Tom Stermitz sterm...@tango.org wrote: In my experience, in BOTH the US and Buenos Aires when it gets crowded, the line of dance doesn't progress very quickly. When it gets super crowded things slow to a crawl, but again that happens in both places. Navigation skills

Re: [Tango-L] Rate of movement on crowded floors

2010-02-09 Thread HBBOOGIE1
“This brings up a question of how do we change things in the U.S. to encourage a moving floor, even if it's crowded? Obviously, this would need to start a local level. Your thoughts?” Trini, I would say that in most cases it would be impossible to expect the floor to move at a reasonable

Re: [Tango-L] Rate of movement on crowded floors

2010-02-09 Thread Michael
I'm not going anywhere because my car is locked in from compounded snow and ice and 16+ inches of snow is on the way. The federal government in Washington has been closed for two days @ $100 Million cost to the taxpayers, who I thank for two days off. Based on the milongas I attended in BA,

Re: [Tango-L] Rate of movement on crowded floors

2010-02-09 Thread Vince Bagusauskas
A search on Youtube for crowded milonga and restricted then to BsAs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVV83rj9aOc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjP6wagMIG0 They don't seem that fast to me. And reflects the experience I had over there. Vince In Melbourne

Re: [Tango-L] Rate of movement on crowded floors

2010-02-09 Thread Barbra
okay, I'll bite - which 5 figures.??? -Original Message- From: Michael tangoman...@cavtel.net To: Trini y Sean (PATangoS) patan...@yahoo.com; Tango-L Tango-L@mit.edu Sent: Tue, Feb 9, 2010 3:15 pm Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Rate of movement on crowded floors I'm not going

Re: [Tango-L] Rate of movement on crowded floors

2010-02-09 Thread Michael
Barbra: It's really 6. I forgot one. 1) Walking 2) Ocho Cortado 3) Molinete to the man's left 4) Molinete to the man's right 5) Back ocho 6) Boleo The Argentines feel they don't have anything to prove and don't need more elaborate figures north americans feel they need to be successful on the

Re: [Tango-L] Rate of movement on crowded floors

2010-02-09 Thread Jack Dylan
From: Michael tangoman...@cavtel.net 1) Walking 2) Ocho Cortado 3) Molinete to the man's left 4) Molinete to the man's right 5) Back ocho 6) Boleo Surely a Cruzada and possibly a Pasada. Also a Rebound or Rock-Step. Jack ___ Tango-L

Re: [Tango-L] Rate of movement on crowded floors

2010-02-09 Thread Steve Littler
Trini y Sean (PATangoS) wrote: This brings up a question of how do we change things in the U.S. to encourage a moving floor, even if it's crowded? Obviously, this would need to start a local level. Your thoughts It's part of the Floorcraft/Navigation problem. Leaders must be trained