Viviendo en Buenos Aires (Living in Buenos Aires) one has the possibility of going to the traditional milongas whenever it pleases. (Except in pandemic)
And so, without realizing, frequenting those milongas without the rush of someone who is visiting the city, it gets to know how it works.
One understands that knowing how to dance is not enough to get into those dance floors. You need to know some codes. Maybe the word sounds a bit strong but it is the one we inherited from the old milongueros who are the witnesses of the golden age of tango. And those who have kept the dance alive so that today it reaches us.
In the golden age the milongueros “breathed” Tango in Buenos Aires. It was the time when the orchestras premiered their tangos and the public was eager to know them.
But after the golden age, the orchestras began to record tangos to listen to, not to dance. Piazzolla in the world and Goyeneche here are the examples. It was the moment of the tango song, not the dance. But a not very large group of milongueros continued dancing. From that group later the cast of “Tango Argentino” emerged and history would give to the Tango dance a new opportunity.
That group that resisted the time when dance was so weakened is the one that inspires me every day and for them, my two cents to spread the style. (Video below)
The music to practice are four tangos by Anibal Troilo in which Piazzola was a member of the orchestra. At the bottom is the tanda I prepared for you 🙂
Un abrazo,
Monica
The Milongueros
La tanda
- ♫ El encopado. Anibal Troilo & Francisco Fiorentino
- ♫ Gricel. Anibal Troilo & Francisco Fiorentino
- ♫ El chupete. Anibal Troilo
