2743  Tango Styles (final post final):)

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:44:38 +0200
From: Andreas Wichter <Andreas.Wichter@GMX.NET>
Subject: Re: Tango Styles (final post final):)

Hello Sergio,

yes, the horse is not dead yet... ;-)

>

>
> Tete calls his style "salon" in reference to the division of tango into
> two
> categories:
>
> Social dancing (salon) vs. Stage dancing. He is not referring to the
> subdivisions of social tango into:
>
> Milonguero, salon, nuevo, etc.

I use the words like Tete does. See my former posts. Makes more sense to
me, since the borders between the (sub-)styles the way you use the
definitions are often blurred. Creates more problems than it solves.

>
> Gavito dances salon style. The word "milonguero" is frequently used in
> Argentina in reference to people that go regularly to the milongas and
> also
> to the way they dance. A very popular form.

Gavito certainly does not dance "milonguero style" in the strict sense. My
comments were meant to illustrate the problems inherent with strict
categorizations. I know what a milonguero is, and I was referring to
"milonguero style". Milongueros dance different styles.

>
> Gavito dances salon with all its attributes, close embrace, open

embrace,

> different walks, different figures, richness of embellishments
> (firuletes),
> passion, flirtation, seduction,etc.
> In summary he is a real "Milonguero".

:-) Yes. Though I have my doubts about his using open embrace except on
stage. He was very adamant about what an embrace is in the workshops I
attended. He might sometimes open a bit when necessary, but not much. He
makes a very clear and strict distinction about the difference between
stage and social dancing.

>
> I hope this clarifies this matter.
> PS. Does anyone knows what Todaro Style is?

My take on it: Antonio Todaro4s style of dancing, salon (your definition
;-) ) with stage/fantasia influences. CITA 2005 offers workshops in that
style. I was surprised to see it listed as a discrete style.

Andreas

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