On the alternative dance floor, another reality is created. Unusual lighting, mirrors, projections cosmic and fractal images on all surfaces of walls and floor. Invitations without cabeceos are practiced here, ladies can invite gentlemen, many people go downstairs to look for partners, returning with them to join the dance and music fantasies.
Here you can hear modern tango orchestras, magnificent examples of the Guardia Vieja, canyengue, foxtrot, French and classical waltzes, blues, jazz, guitar milongas, lesser known jewels of traditional tango, rarities, non- Argentine tango, and of course, the best of nuevo and alternative tangos! There are a lot of musical experiments in playlists that are created, on the spot.
Neotango milongas have a unique format that requires a particularly careful attention to the dancers. The playlist should only songs that really have energy, and strong emotions. They must make the dancers really want to dance. Everything is put together and mixed in real time. Generally speaking, cortinas are not used. Dancers very quickly begin to navigate and understand when one set ends and another begins. Sets are similar to tandas, but they can be of different length. It is music of the moment. The music of the set have something in common that the DJ and dancers understand— something like a one whole emotional-physical organism, living its own magical life.
A DJ needs to experiment carefully, and always return to the basics, to the classics. This way it will always sound fresh, but familiar. Requests from the dancers can be very helpful. A lot of interesting music can be duscovered this way.
Now, many people regularly attend Milonga Chique, taking an interest in the music played there. There is now a Facebook group for NeoTango in Moscow, where information about Tango Nuevo, NeoTango, Alternative Tango events and music aew published.
Currently, there are four Moscow DJs who regularly play on the alternative music— Evgeny Morozow, Anna Neum, Alexander Godyay and Valery Volkov. Each of them have their unique styles and visions of the music, which adds interest to milongas. Hopefully, the future will be fill their ranks with new DJs, each bringing their own new colors.
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