2:57. Referring to the newer generations of tango nuevo dancers, one of the founders of the tango nuevo movement, Critics of tango nuevo also say that there is little difference in the way it is practiced than show tango. In reality, Tango Nuevo is everything that has happened with the tango since the 1980s. But it is wrong to conflate tango nuevo with any particular kind of music, style or fashion.Tango developed rapidly from the early 1990s to 2000s, and this was primarily because of the input and influence of those coming from the 'nuevo' approach. It is often confused with electrotango (modern, electronic tango music), or with a kind of 'neo' aesthetic which draws on modern dance to create a distinctive stylistic break with traditional tango. It was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries, with enslaved African populations. But in the nuevo approach, there is an even greater emphasis on the creation of new steps and movements, so that there are more distinct differences between one couple's dance and another's. They reject the word 'nuevo' because it implies that they are dancing a 'new' dance; instead they feel that they are only looking afresh at what is already there, and discovering tango's hidden and latent possibilities. MasTango.org - Tango Nuevo - Argentine Tango History. Nuevo Tango Music Mary Lourdes Silva; 94 videos; 41,221 ... Nick Jones Diana Cruz crazy Tango to Lightnin' Hopkins March 2010 by anickjones. Tango nuevo primarily arose as a new way of conceptualising the movements of tango dancing - and relatedly, a new way of teaching. Tango is a partner dance, and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. For instance, you may hear a teacher speak about the range of possible forward sacadas thus: front (crossed step) to side (step), front to front, front to back, all of which can be done on the left or the right. Auteur : Claudia Miazzo Jean Paul Padovani Tango Ostinato Paris

Its innovative qualities arise from working out in a logical and methodical way the range of possibilities inherent within a movement, taking into account the different relationships possible between the partners. As its name implies, tango nuevo is a 'new' kind of tango. Some dancers began to adopt elements of other dance forms such as Tango, A History of Obsession, Virginia Gift, 2008, One on One with Milena Plebs and Chicho Frumboli Interview, El Tangauta 182, Dec 2009. One of the many styles out there, which evolved out of the desire of some dancers to have their pie and eat it too: keep some of the traditional aspects of Argentine Tango (such as music and embrace) while stretching the limits of others. ... Susanne & Rafael Tango Argentino Tanz Theater live mit Quintett BASSA (Berlin) by Rafael Busch. Blazo - Jazzy Beat (Outside the bar) by Bob42jh.
These new elements of tango are not characterized only by the type of embrace but include off-axis moves, playfulness, attention to rhythm and melody, emphasis on greater improvisational skill of woman in dance to name just a few attributes.
The tango is the result of a combination of African Candombe, Spanish-Cuban Habanera, and Argentinian Milonga. 4:54.

But in the nuevo approach, there is an even greater emphasis on the creation of new steps and movements, so that there are more distinct differences between one couple's dance and another's. Prior to the 1990s, Argentine tango was taught with a Though widely referred to as a tango style outside of Despite the insistence by the founders of the tango nuevo movement that it is not a single style, it has become an accepted term by many that it is a separate and distinct style of tango. The tango danced by Chicho/Sepulveda is utterly different from that danced by Salas/del Rivero, and different again from that of Naveira/Anne.Interestingly, most of these renowned tangueros insist that they dance 'salon', or 'just tango'. The term tango nuevo is used to refer to a style of dancing, which is an error. 4:21.