labelledanseuse
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What is milonga? I know Ballroom Tango and I've never heard of it before so I guess it's just an AT term?
Milonga?
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Milonga means a couple of different things.
First, a milonga is a tango dance party.
Second, a milonga is a type of dance, similar to tango, but faster and friskier, utilizing similar steps, but usually in simpler patterns since the tempo is too fast for complicated patterns. Musically, it feels like a cross between a tango and polka. Emotionally, it's just pure fun, not as "serious" as argentine tango, very playful, very flirtacious, very naughty.
Milonga is the joyful expression of tango.
Renee
First, a milonga is a tango dance party.
Second, a milonga is a type of dance, similar to tango, but faster and friskier, utilizing similar steps, but usually in simpler patterns since the tempo is too fast for complicated patterns. Musically, it feels like a cross between a tango and polka. Emotionally, it's just pure fun, not as "serious" as argentine tango, very playful, very flirtacious, very naughty.
Milonga is the joyful expression of tango.
Renee
labelledanseuse
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Ok thanks 
Oh, yeah, that's right. And I ALWAYS get tripped up on that, too, when sometimes my partners double up the rhythm doing traspie, or cut in half taking a little pause. I get so caught up in the step, step, step of milonga. Oh, and anyone ever noticed that with 100 people all wearing leather shoes, when they all start dancing milonga in unison it sounds like an army of grasshoppers munching crops? Munch, munch, munch. I know, I'm being silly.
Milonga: Triple Meaning
You can dance a milonga to a milonga at a milonga.
When beginners see "Milonga" they (Including myself in pre-understanding days) get the impression that there will only be milonga danced. Tricky, unless explained early in their tango life.
It's good to include a basic summay of tango terms in a beginning class to avoid this confusion.
Polly
You can dance a milonga to a milonga at a milonga.
When beginners see "Milonga" they (Including myself in pre-understanding days) get the impression that there will only be milonga danced. Tricky, unless explained early in their tango life.
It's good to include a basic summay of tango terms in a beginning class to avoid this confusion.
Polly
Twilight_Elena
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ReneeJoan said:
Renee, you're hilariously witty! :lol: :lol:
Twilight Elena
Sagitta
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Re: Milonga: Triple Meaning
It would help, for sure, Polly. Or be like me. Be a member of df.Polly said:You can dance a milonga to a milonga at a milonga.
When beginners see "Milonga" they (Including myself in pre-understanding days) get the impression that there will only be milonga danced. Tricky, unless explained early in their tango life.
It's good to include a basic summay of tango terms in a beginning class to avoid this confusion.
Polly
labelledanseuse
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Re: Milonga: Triple Meaning
Exactly, Sagitta. I don't need to learn these terms in a class when I have everyone on DF to ask. :wink:
Sagitta said:It would help, for sure, Polly. Or be like me. Be a member of df.Polly said:You can dance a milonga to a milonga at a milonga.
When beginners see "Milonga" they (Including myself in pre-understanding days) get the impression that there will only be milonga danced. Tricky, unless explained early in their tango life.
It's good to include a basic summay of tango terms in a beginning class to avoid this confusion.
Polly
Exactly, Sagitta. I don't need to learn these terms in a class when I have everyone on DF to ask. :wink:
IsabellaCruella
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I want to learn milonga... its supposed to be steamier. I think it would be awesome to go to Argentina and learn it. I think I will.