[Tango-L] rhythm breaks

2008-01-04 Thread Crrtango
tangopeer wrote: <<- The milonga runs from 9 pm til 12:30 am. - At 11 pm, a milonga tanda is played   followed by a latin rhythm break. - At 11 pm, a lot of dancers get up to leave.>> I am surprised they waited that long before leaving. What a weird way to space out the songs. No milongas for tw

[Tango-L] Rhythm breaks at 3 1/2 hour milongas

2008-01-04 Thread Tango For Her
I have noticed the following at a particular milonga: - The milonga runs from 9 pm til 12:30 am. - At 11 pm, a milonga tanda is played followed by a latin rhythm break. - At 11 pm, a lot of dancers get up to leave. Many followers don't dance latin dances. Many followers are less likely to be

Re: [Tango-L] Rhythm breaks at 3 1/2 hour milongas

2008-01-05 Thread Carol Shepherd
Don't be makin so much fun of this. We had a salsa and swing night here in the Detroit area which ran for 3+ years and the DJs played an argentine tango set twice per evening. As the club owner remarked: "We love the tango music. That's when everyone hits the bar to re-order." (The night was

Re: [Tango-L] Rhythm breaks at 3 1/2 hour milongas

2008-01-05 Thread Chris, UK
> Some people who like the latin dances say the > side-effect is insignificant. I suggest that in deciding whether to play latin breaks, tango DJs should take their lead from latin DJs. E.g. In one tango evening I play as many salsa breaks as the typical salsa DJ hereabouts plays tango breaks

Re: [Tango-L] Rhythm breaks at 3 1/2 hour milongas

2008-01-08 Thread Miguel Canals
--- Carol Shepherd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As the club owner remarked: "We love the tango > music. That's when > everyone hits the bar to re-order." That's what long cortinas (1 minute or longer) are for. As for the DJ, that kills the milonga with a milonga + latin break. Is the milong

Re: [Tango-L] Rhythm breaks at 3 1/2 hour milongas

2008-01-08 Thread Tango For Her
> As for the DJ, that kills the milonga with a milonga > + > latin break. Is the milonga still around? > Actually, the milonga attracts some of the better dancers. So, definitely, it's still around. I just wrote about it to see what others find that people leave at other milongas when that ha