Context.
Copes is known for being the first person to choreograph tango for
professional dancers on stage.
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You could say he invented the nuevo tango of his time (early 50's). He
gave Piazzolla (and so many other -performers and theatrical artists) jobs
and a place. (http://ToTANGO.net/copes.ht
Carlos Saura is a great *Spanish* director and I think that comes across pretty
clearly in his movie about tango i.e. it is terrible. Just compare it to his
earlier movie about flamenco (Carmen) which is superior in every way (the movie
that is, not necessarily the dance). Admittedly I may be a
So, I suppose on that basis, we can say Jesse Owens wasn't really that good
because nowadays he wouldn't even qualify for
the Olympics, let alone win 4 gold medals. No need to be too deferential? How
soon people forget.
Keith, HK
On Sun Jan 20 9:35 , Victor Bennetts sent:
Yes, Copes is a
I don't have anything bad to say about Copes as a father of the modern tango,
just teachers (and there are plenty of them) who still use his eight step basic
to teach. Typically they don't tell students anything about connection,
navigation or embrace, even though in many cases they know better
