What I don't understand about the milongueros who don't dance to music
with vocals, does this mean they only dance to music they recognize? Is
it possible to know all of the hundreds (1000s?) of danceable,
golden-age selections to know which ones contain vocals, or do they have
to sit out a lot
I have not been to Buenos Aires, but I think this might be a
misunderstanding. As a general rule of thumb, if the vocals start at the
beginning of the song or after a short introduction, then the piece is
probably intended to showcase the singer and is not intended for
dancing. If the vocal par
Thanks...learning when to say no is a valuable lesson :)
Laura
Sergio Vandekier wrote:
> Laura says: "Oh rats! I have to put up with this rude behaviour in Europe,
> and now I discover that I will have to put up with it when I visit B.A. since
> I'll be a foreigner. Of all the codes, the cabace
Sergio Vandekier wrote:
> 3- Some men may ask foreign ladies for a dance going to her table because
> they have been told that is the custom in their countries.
>They would not impose themselves on any Argentine lady in that fashion
> unless they are very good friends.
Oh rats! I have to pu
That's interesting. I had heard once, and I believe it was in a DJ
workshop, that bad copies of some recordings resulted in the last note
being cut off, and in some cases the original versions no longer exist.
Has anyone ever heard this or know whether it's true for some recordings?
Laura
Sand
Jack Dylan wrote:
> Maybe ladies need to be prepared to accept a few 'not-so-good' tandas so that
> they
> can get a few 'good' tandas. But that's everyone's choice to make.
True...but the way I understood Joanne's comments is that there is a
difference between a "bad" dancer and an inexperien
Not every tango community is large enough to support separate
traditional and nuevo milongas. When I dj, I usually throw in a couple
of alternative tandas, because I know some of the dancers love it. Not
everyone dances to these, but surprisingly, more and more people try it,
just to let loose
According to this article by Christine Denniston, what happened to
milonga in the 1930s was a stylistic break from the musical form of
Milonga Surena or Campera: "...the folk song Milonga, has a neutral,
almost tuneless tune, with the lyrics chanted over a strict structure of
rhythm and chords
