5619  "Creative Possibilities"

Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:24:09 EDT
From: Crrtango@aol.com
Subject: [Tango-L] "Creative Possibilities"
To: TANGO-L@mit.edu

"Bad navigation and disrespect for the floor are not the exclusive domain
of those who choose to add the creative possibilities of nuevo into their
dance."

Not the exclusive domain, no, but definitely a characteristic. Most nuevo
dancers seem unaware of the rest of the room. Adding the so called
"creative possibilities" of nuevo at the expense of the overall flow and movement of
the dance floor, especially if others are dancing in more traditional close
embrace, is one of the hallmarks of nuevo, even among the better
practitioners of it. One of the best developments to come along in tango is the
proliferation of "alternative" milongas. Now at least we have a choice of the
kind of crowd we want to dance with.
cheers,
Charles


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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:49:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: NANCY <ningle_2000@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] "Creative Possibilities"
To: Crrtango@aol.com, TANGO-L@mit.edu



--- Crrtango@aol.com wrote:

>
> Not the exclusive domain, no, but definitely a
> characteristic. Most nuevo
> dancers seem unaware of the rest of the room.

I have been thinking about this a bit. I notice that
some of my old friends who have always danced
milonguero style are now taking up/experimenting with
nuevo. To a man, they all emulate Fabian and Chicho
in that they watch feet, looking down at the floor
instead of out on the pista. These particular leaders
are careful not to annoy the other dancers when I am
watching, but could that be part of the problem with
less experienced leaders? That they forget their
responsibilities to the rest of the dancers because
they are so raptly engaged in the foot and leg play ?
I agree with the gentleman who wrote about nuevo done
in close embrace. I have often danced that way with a
certain East Coast teacher and love the creativity,
but he is always aware of the floor conditions, of
course.