I wonder if this topic is related to alternative milogas, where you don't hear the "good stuff." Alternative milongas seem to specialize in ballroom and Latin music, e.g. Foxtrot, American Tango, Merengue, etc. The key behind ballroom and Latin is the cadence never changes. Foxtrot is slow-slow-quick-quick (unless you dance a pattern that's slow-quick-quick.) Since the cadence doesn't change, you don't have to pay attention as much as to Argentine Tango. In Argentine tango, there's no repetitive cadence as in foxtrot or in Latin, e.g. cha cha is slow-slow-quick-quick-slow. Sometimes you can pause in AT. The music doesn't stop in ballroom for poses. You have to find the right time for a pose.
Michael I danced Argentine Tango --with the Argentines Miami Tango Fantasy starting to show on the radar screen _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l