2560  Argentine Tango effective on Ballroom

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:06:03 -0700
From: Phil Seyer <weddingdj@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Argentine Tango effective on Ballroom

I teach both ballroom and Argentine tango dancing. Lately, I've been
focusing more and more on Argentine tango. I often teach Argentine
tango dancing to popular American ballads used in Wedding dances. It
works well. (I know this may offend some purists.) Even at our local
milongas DJs are playing more and more non-traditional tango music --
even non-tango music, but we still dance with tango styling to the
music..

A good effect of my focus on Argentine tango is that my ballroom
dancing is becoming even more improvisational. I've always improved a
lot, even in ballroom. I'm expanding the definition of, say, nightclub
two step, to include ochos and other tango elements. Even Buddy
Schwimmer, himself (inventor of NC2S) uses a ballroom tango "corte" in
NC2S and didn't stick strictly to the QQS rhythm throughout the way
most ballroom teachers teach NC2S.

Phil Seyer
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