Milonga in Argentina

[jantango]

Because I want to provoke and arouse. I found people that take faults as verdict. Very often we tend to worship the argentinian interpretation as the valid/proper one. I have left that behind. In numerous posts I have pointed out that tango is a gift or heritage for the argentinians, but neither their own product nor merit. We are equal partners.

And, by the way, as scientist you and I know how significance grows and evidence is rising: simply by measuring, comparing, and modeling.

I know lots of Argentinians who will disagree on this point.

 

[dchester]

Because I want to provoke and arouse.

So, when someone states that nuevo is improper, does it provoke and arouse you?

I found people that take faults as verdict. Very often we tend to worship the argentinian interpretation as the valid/proper one. I have left that behind. In numerous posts I have pointed out that tango is a gift or heritage for the argentinians, but neither their own product nor merit. We are equal partners.

Of course, you express your opinion quite well, but others are free to agree or disagree. I understand how one might think what Argentines say about Argentine tango, has more merit than what others might say. Similarly, one might think that Americans (at least the ones who dance it) know more about American tango than others, and the same would apply to the Finns with Finnish tango, and so on.

Now that being said, Argentines dance a lot of different styles of tango, so I've never seen a reason to get hung up on all that stuff (unless one just enjoys debating, arguing, etc).

We all have different opinions (and different perceptions of reality). Thus, I find it more pleasant to accept that people aren't all going to agree on these things, and find ways to co-exist where we can. IMO, it's works better for me rather than trying to preach some dogma and try to convert the world to my perception of reality.

 

[opendoor]

Thanks my friend. Seems you prevented me from sliding slowly close to dogmatism fighting dogmatism!

 

[Gssh]

I like dancing milonga slowly sometimes - the image that i have in my mind is a mountain river - there is the whitewater and the churning waves on the surface, but there are also the deceptivly calm spots with where you dance the irresistible undertow. My (very argentinean) teacher also insists that this is how milonga should be danced - with the contrasts between fast and slow, proving that one is "the master of the rhythm, not its slave". (which relates to one of my pet peeves in milongas: followers who want to mark the beat with their right right hand - it takes away possibility to swing the traspie, or go half time, and it makes me feel locked onto the beat)

Gssh