On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:50:38 "Michael" <tangoman...@cavtel.net> wrote > > The Argentines only use about seven figures to dance. That was a wake up call > when I visited BA.
I really find these grand generalizations amusing. The young Argentinians I see dancing in Milonga10 or El Yeite Tango Club use a much larger vocabulary than the old Argentinians I see dancing in Cachirulo or Gricel. They are all Argentine. Tango here in Baires is really big. It is hard or impossible to see it all. A typical tourist 2 week visit only gives one a snapshot of the milongas portenas. I think it is wise to not make over broad generalizations from such a small sample size. And asking the Portenos doesn't really shed much light on the diversity, because the locals I know tend to dance where they are comfortable, and think that what happens in their favorite milongas is "tango." Many would not ever dream of going to "those other places," where "it is only a meat market" or "what they dance is not tango" or "where all the people are so old." All IMHO, YMMV. _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l