I would like the assistance of list members to help me become a Tango pacifist. But first I need to understand why we don't include "Tango" which most of us in the tango community label Ballroom Tango, on our list of tango styles. We have "Argentine Tango", "Traditional or Classic" and of course "Nuevo". Why is the Tango danced in ballrooms around the world not included by us. Is it too different? Is it not tango? Or is it simply too controlled? Which one is Tango? Are they all tango. Is Ballroom Tango too Nuevo? Or not Nuevo enough? If Nuevo Tango is tango evolution why retain the classic tango? For what purpose? Can dance and culture be severed? Should it be? Why? Should Classic Tango reflect the culture and tastes of today's Buenos Aires? Should we then call it Nuevo? Or is today's Nuevo Tango such a reflection? Or is tango simply a reflection of individuals' taste. Maybe my best course is simply to assume the posture of what's it matter anyway? Better stop before I infringe list rules on brevity. I assure the list I take these questions seriously and am not trying to be a S.... A... as anyone that knows me will tell you.
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