5825  Tango Waltz

Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:46:22 -0700
From: Phil Seyer <professionalsguild@gmail.com>
Subject: [Tango-L] Tango Waltz
To: tango-l@mit.edu
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Regarding slow tango waltz, Mary Menz alerted me to A Las Cinco de la Girlada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdyVrmBOURs

Thanks Mary!

Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:59:51 -0400
From: David <dchester@charter.net>
Subject: [Tango-L] Tango Waltz
To: tango-l@mit.edu

Phil,

You appear to be saying that if the tempo of a vals is slow enough, then it is no longer a vals (and then becomes a "Tango Waltz", or something). Am I understanding you correctly? I thought that Vals is the Spanish word for the english word Waltz. In any case, tangos do not have a 3/4 tempo. Vals or Waltzes do, (although I must confess that I actually feel most vals with a 6/8 tempo, rather then a 3/4 tempo).

https://www.merriam-webster.com/spanish/vals

David


Phil Seyer professionalsguild at gmail.com
Mon Oct 26 00:46:22 EDT 2009

Regarding slow tango waltz, Mary Menz alerted me to A Las Cinco de la Girlada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdyVrmBOURs

Thanks Mary!

Phil Seyer professionalsguild at gmail.com
Wed Oct 21 21:43:42 EDT 2009

. . .

When I called this to the attention of the organizer of the milonga
some time later, she explained to me that it was a vals. I had to
explain to her that it was definitely not a vals because it was much
too slow for that.

. . .

Has anyone else heard a *slow* tango sounding tune with 3 very slow
beats per measure? How did you dance to it? What are your thoughts?

Phil Seyer