2763  'the beat' of danceable music

Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 12:25:35 -0600
From: romerob <romerob@TELUSPLANET.NET>
Subject: 'the beat' of danceable music

Ramiro Garcia wrote:

<The crystal clock on a mobo synchronizes the disparate components so they
can work together, despite their substantial differences in form and
function. I believe the regular beat in strict-tempo music can perform the
same function between two strangers at a milonga.>

[.....]

My 2 Canadian cents:

I think the distinction between danceable or non-danceable tango music is
not like black and white, and it is independent of the woman's skills as a
follower.

From what I have read is that ultimately social mores and lifestyles
influence what and how we dance. The distinction between what music is
considered danceable or non-danceable is at best referential. On the one
hand, some early tangos by today standards would be deemed to slow, boring,
and uninspiring for social dancing, and on the other hand the first forms of
tangos or milongas, which preceded the early tangos were considered too
fast, and with too many changes in rhythm and cadence. Then, these tangos or
milongas would have been deemed too difficult to dance, not representative
of the European immigrants' lifestyle in Buenos Aires, and therefore were
non-danceable.

Best regards,

Bruno