Re: [Tango-L] What is what?

2011-03-10 Thread Sergey Kazachenko
Shahrukh, I think you are at least 95% there ;) Shahrukh Merchant wrote: > Show Tango = You're dancing for everybody other than your partner and yourself ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l

Re: [Tango-L] What is what?

2011-03-10 Thread Shahrukh Merchant
Sergey Kazachenko writes: > The easy (and about 90% accurate) demarkation would be: ... I have an alternate easy (and also about 90% accurate) demarcation ... Tango Salon = You're dancing for your partner Tango Nuevo = You're dancing for yourself Show Tango = You're dancing for everybody other

Re: [Tango-L] What is what?

2011-03-10 Thread HBBOOGIE1
“Show Tango,” “Nuevo Tango,” “Tango Salon. “ Show Tango is usually a choreographed performance. Show Tango is performed for an audience usually on a stage or as a special performance at milongas. There is no detraction of Show Tango when performed at a social milonga for the audience. The d

Re: [Tango-L] What is what?

2011-03-10 Thread Sergey Kazachenko
The easy (and about 90% accurate) demarkation would be: Tango Salon = feet stay on the floor all the time Tango Nuevo = one foot gets off the floor Show Tango = the whole lady gets off the floor :) ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.

[Tango-L] What is what?

2011-03-10 Thread Peter W. Esser
We talk about “Show Tango,” “Nuevo Tango,” “Tango Salon. “ And, of course, I have seen other labels used --that may be sub-categories? Here are a couple of questions. What are the distinguishing characteristics of one style or the other? How does one or the other style contribute to or detract

[Tango-L] Tangoing after the Tremors

2011-03-10 Thread sophia alvarez
Last Saturday (5/3/11) the Sydney based Tango school - Patio de Tango held a Fundraising Milonga in Sydney, Australia to raise funds for the Christchurch Earthquake appeal. A similar fundraising milonga was held in Melbourne, Australia. There are many kiwis in the tango community in Australia (the