Tango y Cultura Popular ® English Edition TyCP Special | Page 44

things turn off my desire for
dancing. drawing steps, and are
careless about the music.
And in response to my
statements, the argument:
“this is what people like”
fits perfectly, a long used
and worn out fallacy, which
doesn’t make any sense.
Then, why is it that this kind
of music is accepted? A DJ’s ultimate goal should
be to delight people and
make them feel comfortable,
creating an exciting mood
and promoting good vibes.
One of the requirements, but
not the only one, is to see to
dance floor full of dancers.
But apart from this, people
have to enjoy themselves.
It is not possible to
reproduce the old time great
dance meetings, but current
technologies bring about new
challenges and possibilities.
We should be bold enough to
be able to use them so as to
healthy renew the milongas,
without caring what those
bureaucrats, mediocre,
envious, and gossip-mongers
may think.
1. First, people get used to
it. Since there isn’t any other
option, it is considered valid
whatever is played.
2. People go dancing and
“that’s all there is”.
3. If anyone happens
to question about the
music, they are likely to
be stigmatized, for daring
to criticize an expert in
the matter. And here also
participate the ones that
will defend to the death the
“established rules” in order to
avoid their musical illiteracy
to be revealed.
4. The so-called DJ, as well
as his flatterers, make a big
noise, specifically in social
media. The ones who go
dancing remain silent, or
just quit the milongas, like
many young people, they get
bored.
5. There are people who
believe dancing is all about
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The milonga DJ should ask
himself whether his function
is to play music or to manage
a museum. Sensitivity must
be exercised, if not we just
run the risk of being carried
away by prejudice and old-
fashion conventions.
These are my reflexions
based on my experiences
as a DJ in Rosario, paying
full attention to people in
the dance halls and making
corrections, consequently,
regarding content and set
organization. I applied
this recently in Mexico and