I think we need to keep in mind the evolution of Tango dance music. At the beginning, Tango was like an urban folk dance. Live dancers and musicians interacted with each other and improvised, based on what they were experiencing at the moment. Even when Tango sheet music was published, it was devoid of metronome markings. It could be played at varying tempos depending on the mood of the dancers and musicians.
Like many Tango dancers, I usually dance to recorded music and miss out on the interaction between dancer and musician. In the modern Tango scene, I think it is the D.J., in his/her selection of music, that tries to make up for this loss. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
