Modern Tango World N° 11 (Paris, France) | Page 11

This wave that lasted about five years later, leaving only
the tesidue of groups that are programmed in tradi-
tional milongas for a moment of relaxation. But that
practice tends to be a little flat. confining itself to elec-
tro music with traditional milonga rhythms.
But. the dancers had changed their dance. The inter-
luding cortinas of different music began to be danced
according to the codes of tango. The DJ, as a creator
of of a friendly atmosphere, had an important role and
prolonged the experimentation when the dancers re-
mained. Little by little, it has become fashionable to
have some pieces closing the evening fpr the late danc-
ers. When the night dances into day, the DJ would eye
the dancers who musicalise by their movement. The
era of the alternative music game began moving from
close embraceto open to all sorts of styles
I discovered alternative tango in a course. at the end
of a milongero puro class. The subject had the double
constraint of searching for the maximum movement
in open embrace and minimum in closed embrace or
apilado. It was this technical check with some musical
favorites that made me deviate from the traditional
tango music to the alternative. I have long listened to
people mocking tango nuevo and its reputation for an
obligation to dance in open embrace.
At the beginning of the Gotan wave, I would say — I
do not dance the tango nuevo or I do not like dancing in
open.
Later, I would say — I do not dance the tango nuevo, I
listen to it. But yes I love to dance ro alternative tango.
In alternative tango, you dance in four types of embrace.
But. there was a blockade by the organizers, who di-
rectly or indirectly, sent the message that — That is
not tango what you do. But, I did not give up. I dared
to maintain my independence and a movement grew
around me. More that the music and the dance, there
developed places that have helped me to discover
Tango Alternativo.
With the few nuevo tunes during the evening, the
Knock milonga was hosted in an old Pigalle bar. The
Nix Nox boat is a huge black and white hull where a
dance was held every midweek from the years 2008 to
2015. The boat sailed on a wave of the electro tango,
changing the bar by changing its captain.
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