4476 Swango
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:14:39 -0400
From: Jeff Gaynor <jjg@jqhome.net>
Subject: [Tango-L] Swango
Cc: tango-l@mit.edu
Listeros!
In my great random cruisings of the internet I tripped across references
to "swango" which is supposed to be a fusion of swing and tango.
(https://www.swangoseattle.com/, ominously enough, googling it also gives
references to Michael Swango, the famously creepy serial killer.) Now, I
don't know much about dancing, but it seems to me that these are
mutually exclusive -- sort of why we don't have ancient Babylonian Gods
that are half lion & half carrot. Can someone really simply explain to
me how they could fuse these and still keep a majority of people
vertical afterwards?
Just curious and I thought it would give folks something new to gnaw on.
Cheers,
Jeff
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 20:46:29 +0000 (GMT)
From: Alberto Gesualdi <clambat2001@yahoo.com.ar>
Subject: [Tango-L] Swango music
To: tango-l@mit.edu
I have a look at the site of swango seattle, and the music they quote as swango music, is tango nuevo as they call it , i.e. narcotango, bajo fondo , gotan project.etc.. Also some musical singings by Queen Latifah ,Tina turner.
Well...., it looks as a ball room dancing subject , there have been made performances on stage ... It is not clear wether the teaching of this swango is for ballroom contest, or as a proposal of alternate dancing for a dancing place.
Is too early to put a label on this swango , if they are happy learning and dancing ... blessed them all . As far as I see, it is quite apart yet to be considered a tango dancing style , it could be taken as a social dancing amusement .
I wonder what could be out of a merge from quick step and milonga ....
Quicksteponga ?? With a music track from the milonga "Orillera" from quinteto pirincho embedded into the "live and let die" theme from Paul Mac Cartney ( that has been played by another group, as he say on stage when came to Buenos Aires on 1994)
warm regards
alberto gesualdi
Abr? tu cuenta aqu?
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:43:53 -0400
From: "Tuan" <tuan35@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Swango music
To: <tango-l@mit.edu>
Hola,
Unfortunately, when it comes to Swango, it is usually a combination of
West Coast Swing and Tango. West Coast Swing is more "ballroomy" than
the original form of Swing which is also known as the Lindy Hop. I
particularly like this interview with Louise Thwaite:
https://www.hiphoplindy.com/swango/swangofaq.htm
Tuan
It don't mean a thing
If it ain't got that ???
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Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 4:46 PM
To: tango-l@mit.edu
Subject: [Tango-L] Swango music
I have a look at the site of swango seattle, and the music they quote as
swango music, is tango nuevo as they call it , i.e. narcotango, bajo
fondo , gotan project.etc.. Also some musical singings by Queen Latifah
,Tina turner.
Well...., it looks as a ball room dancing subject , there have been
made performances on stage ... It is not clear wether the teaching of
this swango is for ballroom contest, or as a proposal of alternate
dancing for a dancing place.
Is too early to put a label on this swango , if they are happy
learning and dancing ... blessed them all . As far as I see, it is quite
apart yet to be considered a tango dancing style , it could be taken as
a social dancing amusement .
I wonder what could be out of a merge from quick step and milonga ....
Quicksteponga ?? With a music track from the milonga "Orillera" from
quinteto pirincho embedded into the "live and let die" theme from Paul
Mac Cartney ( that has been played by another group, as he say on stage
when came to Buenos Aires on 1994)
warm regards
alberto gesualdi
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:48:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: steve pastor <tang0man2005@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Swango
To: Jeff Gaynor <jjg@jqhome.net>
Cc: tango-l@mit.edu
You might want to look at this url to get a bit of perspective.
https://www.hhtco.org/swango/
It's a musical. The Tango crowd meets the West Coast Swing crowd and gives birth
to... SWANGO !
I know someone who is now taking "swango" lessons. He has stated that this may
lead him to learn Argentine Tango.
Well, 60s rock and roll, and the Blues Brothers eventually led many of us to learning about the original blues music that preceeded rock. So maybe it's not all bad.
Jeff Gaynor <jjg@jqhome.net> wrote:
Listeros!
In my great random cruisings of the internet I tripped across references
to "swango" which is supposed to be a fusion of swing and tango.
(https://www.swangoseattle.com/, ominously enough, googling it also gives
references to Michael Swango, the famously creepy serial killer.) Now, I
don't know much about dancing, but it seems to me that these are
mutually exclusive -- sort of why we don't have ancient Babylonian Gods
that are half lion & half carrot. Can someone really simply explain to
me how they could fuse these and still keep a majority of people
vertical afterwards?
Just curious and I thought it would give folks something new to gnaw on.
Cheers,
Jeff
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:41:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Trini y Sean \(PATangoS\)" <patangos@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Swango, blues
To: tango-l@mit.edu
In the past couple of months, there has been an interest in
the tango community of dancing tango to blues music (at
blues events). There seems to be a new blues scene
emerging here (or at least being better publicized). I
understand that jazzy blues would be the appropriate music
to use. Any such crossovers in other cities?
Trini de Pittsburgh
--- steve pastor <tang0man2005@yahoo.com> wrote:
> You might want to look at this url to get a bit of
> perspective.
> https://www.hhtco.org/swango/
> It's a musical. The Tango crowd meets the West Coast
> Swing crowd and gives birth
> to... SWANGO !
> I know someone who is now taking "swango" lessons. He
> has stated that this may
> lead him to learn Argentine Tango.
> Well, 60s rock and roll, and the Blues Brothers
> eventually led many of us to learning about the original
> blues music that preceeded rock. So maybe it's not all
> bad.
>
>
> Jeff Gaynor <jjg@jqhome.net> wrote:
> Listeros!
>
> In my great random cruisings of the internet I tripped
> across references
> to "swango" which is supposed to be a fusion of swing and
> tango.
> (https://www.swangoseattle.com/, ominously enough,
> googling it also gives
> references to Michael Swango, the famously creepy serial
> killer.) Now, I
> don't know much about dancing, but it seems to me that
> these are
> mutually exclusive -- sort of why we don't have ancient
> Babylonian Gods
> that are half lion & half carrot. Can someone really
> simply explain to
> me how they could fuse these and still keep a majority of
> people
> vertical afterwards?
>
> Just curious and I thought it would give folks something
> new to gnaw on.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> PC-to-Phone call rates.
>
PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society
Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburgh's most popular social dance.
https://www.pitt.edu/~mcph/PATangoWeb.htm
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 20:21:32 -0400
From: Ilene Marder <imhmedia@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Swango
To: steve pastor <tang0man2005@yahoo.com>
Cc: Jeff Gaynor <jjg@jqhome.net>, tango-l@mit.edu
Yes...Swango was on off Broadway play/review, co-produced a few years
ago by Mariela Franganillo, who put on an incredible performance last
night with Jorge Torres (both of Forever Tango, he is dance captain)- at
NYC's La Boca Milonga at Il Campanello.
She is one of the great tango dancers, very milonguera ~ The production
received good reviews and probably furthered the cause of both tango and
swing.. i.e connection. It was loosely based on a West Side story
theme... (without the tragedy...)
steve pastor wrote:
>You might want to look at this url to get a bit of perspective.
> https://www.hhtco.org/swango/
> It's a musical. The Tango crowd meets the West Coast Swing crowd and gives birth
> to... SWANGO !
> I know someone who is now taking "swango" lessons. He has stated that this may
> lead him to learn Argentine Tango.
> Well, 60s rock and roll, and the Blues Brothers eventually led many of us to learning about the original blues music that preceeded rock. So maybe it's not all bad.
>
>
>Jeff Gaynor <jjg@jqhome.net> wrote:
> Listeros!
>
>In my great random cruisings of the internet I tripped across references
>to "swango" which is supposed to be a fusion of swing and tango.
>(https://www.swangoseattle.com/, ominously enough, googling it also gives
>references to Michael Swango, the famously creepy serial killer.) Now, I
>don't know much about dancing, but it seems to me that these are
>mutually exclusive -- sort of why we don't have ancient Babylonian Gods
>that are half lion & half carrot. Can someone really simply explain to
>me how they could fuse these and still keep a majority of people
>vertical afterwards?
>
>Just curious and I thought it would give folks something new to gnaw on.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Jeff
>
>
>
>
>
>
