tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post7710303907611029271..comments2023-10-14T15:52:29.871+01:00Comments on Tango commuter: AbrazosTangocommuterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060601718946750364noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-67779191538056202272011-12-12T11:44:46.960+00:002011-12-12T11:44:46.960+00:00Thanks, Cinderella. Oh, watching is very important...Thanks, Cinderella. Oh, watching is very important! & when we watch other people move, our muscles move involuntarily, our bodies unconsciously follow what we see. & I love watching tango, the dancers in a milonga, that is. As you say, even the faces are expressive. Good social dancing is always better to watch than any demonstration! I just think video, as a way of learning, is always going to be incomplete. You just don't see enough. As I added above, dance on a big screen in 3D is the only way to get an idea of the physicality of movement in dance.Tangocommuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060601718946750364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-55595198059120534072011-12-12T07:08:17.711+00:002011-12-12T07:08:17.711+00:00Of course, watching is no substitute for direct ex...Of course, watching is no substitute for direct experience. But one can still learn a lot through watching - not videos, but what about sitting in the milonga and watch people dancing? <br />I don't agree with you, TC, that social tango is always going to look less interesting than stage tango. <br />And there's something else:<br />I recall that special moment last weekend, when I sat in a milonga very late at night watching the few dancers which where left on the floor, their embraces, their relaxed and happy faces... Even if I was not dancing myself at this particular moment - or perhaps because I wasn't -, I could witness and share their feelings. Like this also newcomers or beginners can get a glimpse of the feeling of tango. And you sometimes can see that in videos, too.Cinderellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-33969832994090641862011-12-11T22:49:25.743+00:002011-12-11T22:49:25.743+00:00Paul, I recall a fox that agreed.
"One sees ...Paul, I recall a fox that agreed.<br /><br />"One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye."<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Thanks for that documentary Janis - it seems the correct link is the one found <a href="http://bit.ly/jantangotangodocumentary" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546555586986008873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-73378164111336925552011-12-11T19:18:41.786+00:002011-12-11T19:18:41.786+00:00The young milongueros of the 1940s learning by wat...The young milongueros of the 1940s learning by watching; of course, they didn't have videos or classes in those days. Videos and classes can't convey what tango is. One has to feel the music to dance.<br /><br />Teachers are making tango a technical dance for trained dancers who can memorize choreography. <br /><br />Tango is a social dance that anyone can enjoy.Janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15193132193365389204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-74396319353339823802011-12-11T14:35:30.390+00:002011-12-11T14:35:30.390+00:00Thanks, Paul. Of course you're right: social t...Thanks, Paul. Of course you're right: social tango is always going to look less interesting visually than stage tango. But I was also concerned about people trying to learn social dance from video. You simply don't see enough in 2D video on a tiny screen. 3D on a large screen would give a much better idea of the real physicality of the social dance. I'm with Wim Wenders on that one: 3D is great for dance! <br /><br />& thanks for the link, Jantango. Must check that out, when I have a moment!Tangocommuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060601718946750364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-88770426991405146222011-12-10T20:48:30.488+00:002011-12-10T20:48:30.488+00:00A new tango documentary with interviews of Argenti...A new tango documentary with interviews of Argentine teachers in Rosario. On the embrace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=g9sYWTE6LTgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115345479350954256.post-54437909737892875512011-12-10T16:25:17.893+00:002011-12-10T16:25:17.893+00:00I wonder if video could be misleading for intimate...<i>I wonder if video could be misleading for intimate social tango as it emphasises watching and performance rather than direct experience.</i><br /><br />It is perhaps not coincidental that the great bulk of tango clips appearing on YouTube these days show professional touring couples giving elaborately choreographed performances on an empty floor that aim to impress the uncritical neophyte. By contrast, those clips that attempt to show glimpses of intimate social tango may run the risk of appearing (at least to the inexperienced eye) tame, restricted and dull. As you suggest, there may be a real risk of doing the more intimate experience of social tango a great disservice in showing video performances of it. Some things you can’t see; you just have to feel and experience them.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082757643939533487noreply@blogger.com