Keith Elshaw wrote: > It might have been useful if I had put the reminder in my post about milonga > that it in fact pre-dated what we know as tango. It is not a "different" > dance than tango - it is a parent of tango. > Not the so-called "urban milonga" Canaro introduced in 1932 with "Milonga sentimental." That's the milonga we dance to. Can anyone on this list /who has danced to the earlier kind/ (there must be a few people who have) say the two have much in common? > Teachers with great "wisdom" would be wise to know this before applying for > their certification, Mr. Floyd. It is liable to be question 32(c) on your > little test. Surely question 32(d) would be: And how does that "[country] milonga came first" item make any difference? > Perhaps a little learning before the teaching? "A little learning is a dangerous thing."
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