Let's see if this post makes the list. I have been censored on and off and for what reason I have no idea. In any event, there are several themes running through your last post Mario. First and foremost. The music. When the music pauses so should the dancers. Most dancers are so busy "thinking" about their next steps they forget to feel and listen to the music. I remember once when I was teaching with my former partner, a student told another student she did not like dancing with him because he stopped so much during the song. (We used Di Sarli to teach with - and it is noted with pauses) The other student said to her maybe that was because the music paused. The first student said she didn't care, that she preferred to keep on dancing.
The sensuality of tango comes from the music not from being embraced by a partner. When you can feel the music and dance as one with that person. Part of that sensuality includes pausing. Includes using your feet. Yes it is much more difficult. If you do not have your own balance and axis you end up looking more like tree huggers grabbing onto each other to keep from falling over. A tango where the dancers keep dancing regardless of the music is much easier. You just dance what you know. As stated earlier, all dancers have their favorite. I love vals and I love Di Sarli. I dance milonga with and without traspie. I dance it well. I almost never dance it. One I don't like to dance milonga as much as I like to dance tango and vals. Two, there are very few men here (even in Buenos Aires) who can dance milonga well enough for me to enjoy dancing a milonga. I also rarely dance to Pugliese. Why? I don't want to. It does not mean I do not know how, I prefer other orchestras. Each orchestra brings a different style of dance. You should not dance the same to Troilo as you do to Di Sarli or Pugliese. People here first listen to the music. If they like the music, then they look for someone to dance with. We want to enjoy our dance. It is not unusual here to find people who never dance one "ritmo" or the other. Simply because they prefer not to, not because they do not know how. E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) Database version: 5.10000e http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor/ _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l