1478 Tango Styles (Chinese Tango?)
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 11:27:47 -0700
From: Jonathan Thornton <jnt@NOYAU.COM>
Subject: Re: Tango Styles (Chinese Tango?)
This is from the rec.arts.dance newsgroup. I've heard of Finnish tango,
but this is the first time I've ever heard of Chinese tango. Anyone in
California, or China for that matter, or anywhere that can corroborate
this? Jonathan Thornton
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 14:17:38 -0500
From: Bibi Wong <bibibwong@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Tango Styles (Chinese Tango?)
List members,
>Anyone in California, or China for that matter, or anywhere that can
>corroborate this?
I am not from California, but I used to do it here in Chicago; assume the
same. But we call it the "Taiwan Tango". (I suppose when a lot more
Taiwanese are in S. California, they would call it Chinese).
It is popular with Taiwanese Chinese; ballroom dancing has been very
popular. A closer adaptation from American Tango. The rhythm and emotion
are consistent until towards the ending bar may be slower for the ceremonial
dip.
If I recall, unlike ballroom dance where you face fully or partially your
partner, there are certain movements where the follower is positioning in
front of the leader, back facing him, and with more dips than American and
International tango. Thus slower tempo is more suitable. Definitely less
jerky and corky than the international tango.
As that excerpt's described, the Chinese tango music has a twist from the
ballroom dance version, resulted from different instruments (electric organ
galore), and Chinese way of musical arrangement. (As a matter of fact, same
for the Chinese swing, Chinese cha-cha etc.).
I don't think it relates to the Chinese community in Argentina. Sorry :-)
Bibi
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 17:40:54 EDT
From: Mallpasso@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: Tango Styles (Chinese Tango?)
Yep! Here in Fremont, CA, USA, the Premier Ballroom teaches Chinese Tango.
I have no idea what it is but I intend to take a class sometime in July and
file a report.
Tango Bandito
In a message dated 7/4/2003 11:29:26 Pacific Daylight Time, jnt@NOYAU.COM
writes:
> Subj: Re: [TANGO-L] Tango Styles (Chinese Tango?)
> Date: 7/4/2003 11:29:26 Pacific Daylight Time
> From: <A HREF="mailto:jnt@NOYAU.COM">jnt@NOYAU.COM</A>
> To: <A HREF="mailto:TANGO-L@MITVMA.MIT.EDU">TANGO-L@MITVMA.MIT.EDU</A>
> Sent from the Internet
>
>
>
> This is from the rec.arts.dance newsgroup. I've heard of Finnish tango,
> but this is the first time I've ever heard of Chinese tango. Anyone in
> California, or China for that matter, or anywhere that can corroborate
> this? Jonathan Thornton
>
> From: "Peter D" <ple@se.ask>
> Newsgroups: rec.arts.dance
> References: <be1opb$knn$1@news.efn.org> <
> 3t_Ma.378579$Vi5.9568396@news1.calgary.shaw.ca> <22abe994.0307031459.47c04e10@posting.google.com> <
> 878yrfmbex.fsf@cenderis.demon.co.uk> <be2tkg$tur$1@blue.rahul.net>
> Subject: Re: The dance called Tango
> Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 06:29:52 GMT
>
> Ronald H. Nicholson ; Jr. wrote in message ...
> <snip>
>
> >There's also a Chinese Tango, danced by a very large community in
> >California, to Oriental sounding Tango music. Not sure what part of
> >China this dance is from.
>
> I wonder if the link is the railway the British built in Argentina.
> That's what brought the influx of male immigrants to Buenos Aries at the
> end of the 1800s/early 1900s. I don't know enough about the history of
> the railroad in Argentina to know if there large numbers of Chinese
> labourers as there were in North America. Makes you wonder though.
>
>
>
> --
> the great globe itself, yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve; and,
> like this insubstantial pageant faded, leave not a rack behind. We are
> such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a
> sleep. -- Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act IV
>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 18:09:43 EDT
From: Mallpasso@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: Tango Styles (Chinese Tango?)
Hold the phone! I just checked the Premier Ballroom webpage and they won't
be teaching Chinese Tango this month... :-( May be next month (August).
See:
https://bdsweb.ballroom.com/premier/JUL03.htm">https://bdsweb.ballroom.com/premier/JUL03.htm">https://bdsweb.ballroom.com/premier/JUL03.htm
Tango Bandito
In a message dated 7/4/2003 11:29:26 Pacific Daylight Time, jnt@NOYAU.COM
writes:
> Subj: Re: [TANGO-L] Tango Styles (Chinese Tango?)
> Date: 7/4/2003 11:29:26 Pacific Daylight Time
> From: <A HREF="mailto:jnt@NOYAU.COM">jnt@NOYAU.COM</A>
> To: <A HREF="mailto:TANGO-L@MITVMA.MIT.EDU">TANGO-L@MITVMA.MIT.EDU</A>
> Sent from the Internet
>
>
>
> This is from the rec.arts.dance newsgroup. I've heard of Finnish tango,
> but this is the first time I've ever heard of Chinese tango. Anyone in
> California, or China for that matter, or anywhere that can corroborate
> this? Jonathan Thornton
>
> From: "Peter D" <ple@se.ask>
> Newsgroups: rec.arts.dance
> References: <be1opb$knn$1@news.efn.org> <
> 3t_Ma.378579$Vi5.9568396@news1.calgary.shaw.ca> <22abe994.0307031459.47c04e10@posting.google.com> <
> 878yrfmbex.fsf@cenderis.demon.co.uk> <be2tkg$tur$1@blue.rahul.net>
> Subject: Re: The dance called Tango
> Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 06:29:52 GMT
>
> Ronald H. Nicholson ; Jr. wrote in message ...
> <snip>
>
> >There's also a Chinese Tango, danced by a very large community in
> >California, to Oriental sounding Tango music. Not sure what part of
> >China this dance is from.
>
> I wonder if the link is the railway the British built in Argentina.
> That's what brought the influx of male immigrants to Buenos Aries at the
> end of the 1800s/early 1900s. I don't know enough about the history of
> the railroad in Argentina to know if there large numbers of Chinese
> labourers as there were in North America. Makes you wonder though.
>
>
>
> --
> the great globe itself, yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve; and,
> like this insubstantial pageant faded, leave not a rack behind. We are
> such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a
> sleep. -- Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act IV
>
