MTW : What has changied in the way that you and your contemporaries danced , over these twenty years ?
Pablo Inza : Tango has changed a lot in different ways , the dance itself and fashions and the impressions imposed by different times . Also pedagogy has changed a lot , I think we ’ ve evolved in the sense that we understand the tango more formally . And , we can now better understand and transmit . this knowledge When I started , teaching was much more basic . But , this implies something very nice because it was like a passage . You got something . But , you were unable to explain it . Today , there are more ways to approach the tango that are much more sophisticated . With respect to my dance , my colleagues have influenced me a lot . There are things that are interesting to me and the things that I needed to develop . Perhaps , these two ingredients are the ones that have given me my dance .
MTW : Are there mainstream trends that are more than cosmetic changes to the dance ?
Pablo Inza : Yes of course . There have been trends in dance . Milonguero Style , Salon , Nuevo , etc . Those are some of the styles . Until recently , newer tango styles were fashionable . They provided a structural compression of dance . Today , this is indispensable for the teaching . From the outwrd appearance of the dance , tango is understood differently . This comes from a new pedagogy that is useful for all styles . In addition , there are tango fashions , such as more open , more closed , more simple , more complex , etc .
Pablo Inza : The important thing is that it always tries to be tango . I do not believe in the war of styles . I think one of the best things about tango is the diversity , where each dancer seeks expression and if it is genuine , generates a personal style . Unfortunately today , we see a tendency towards uniformity . This is most evident outside Buenos Aires .
MTW : Who have been your primary influences ?
Pablo Inza : This is very difficult to answer because there are many people who inspire me . Anonymous and acquaintances . And it changes over time . My tastes change and I change my identifications . Before traveling , in the nineties , I identified with the Urquiza Style dancers , practiced with the neighborhood dancers and frequented those milongas . Today , this style is often called the Tango Salon . I practiced with old milongueros , people who were going , and many of them are totally unknown .
On the other hand , I remember my first image of the tango . I saw a performance , named Tango for Two . It shocked me , it must have been in 1991 or 1992 . Miguel Angel Zotto with Milena Plebs and Osvaldo Zotto with Guillermina Quiroga . There have been other couples who inspired me since , such as Roberto Herrera with Vanina Bilous . The tango was taken from the roots , developed into choreographed shows . I also had a taste of improvisation , especially those of the old milongueros , They could be more basic but at the same time rich in nuances , each one was special , they were all unique . One of the things that I like about the tango is the unique personalities of the dancers .
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