Pablo Inza : I was very nervous because it was a huge challenge . I went there with a lot of people who knew what I was doing . I did not control the situation .
MTW : Do you find it interesting Piazzolla for dance ?
Pablo Inza : The list of dancers who have inspired me and that I admire is very very long .
MTW : Do you frequent the milonga as a participant , or just as a teacher and artist ?
Pablo Inza : I am like everyone else . Especially , when I ’ m in Buenos Aires , those milongas are irreplaceable . I frequent the milongas when I want to play . What I have noticed is that the dancers always choose the same version of a song for dancing . But , there are many versions .
MTW : What do you think you of this ?
Pablo Inza : It is true that there is a sort of short list of songs . I think that when dancers always listen to a same version , with known arrangements , then they can interpret it . But . all of the modes of dance are slowly changing . Today , a DJ does not play exactly the same music that was danced 3 , 5 , 10 or 15 years ago . There are bands that come and gone overthe past few years . Also , various orchestras become fashionable , and others not .
MTW : Many dancers say they remember the first time that they embraced another dancer . Do you remember that time , as well ?
Pablo Inza : O yes , I remember . I remember especially the nerves . It was in that class that I had that was amazing . And , I also remember my first time in a milonga ,
Pablo Inza : I love Piazzolla , He wrote many sublime compositions ! I had a period when I used to dance to his music , very often in performance . Lately , I dance it with Sofia Saborido . And , I did an opera with Maria Buenos Aires . It was a production that was done in the Opera Company of Oslo , Norway . In the cast were Julia Zenko and Per Arne Glovirgen among others . It was a beautiful experience .
MTW : So , do you see Astor Piazzolla ’ s music more appropriate for exhibitions than milongas .
Pablo Inza : It is so with the post-Piazzolla concert music , as well . There are many orchestras and groups which produce a more danceable sound , with marked rhythms , that help the dancer . Then came , electronic tango , with a strong rhythm . This marked an important moment . Many people came to tango because of it . Now it is heard less , But , there are encuentros and milongas where electronic tango is played .
MTW : Do you currently reside in Buenos Aires ?
Pablo Inza : This difficult to answer . I ’ m actually in Buenos Aires , for the three Summer months . The rest of the year , I ’ m out . I ’ ll be six months in Europe . Then , we go to the United States and Canada for two months and and then possibly Australia . So , it ’ s hard to know where I reside . I sleep most times during the year in France .
MTW : Are there different dance trends in each country and on every continent ?
Pablo Inza : Now that there is Youtube , Facebook and the Internet , there is more homogeneity . Everywhere has is a bit of everything . In Asia , it is more the tango dance hall hits of the past . In Europe , there was a boom in the new tango . Everything has become more danceable and the United States surpasses in this . Maybe , Australia will come a little second . But I think everywhere the trend is more or less similar .
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