| What's Tango Canyengue? |
It is the pure essence of the beginning of tango. Its afro meaning “walking with cadence”. It contains the original tango embrace. It is sensual and enjoyable style of tango with playful gait and rhythm. Its main characteristic is its musicality, as dancing canyengue precisely means to be in time, walking in the right musical tempo. Its movements are syncopated corresponding to 4 by 8 measure, played by orchestras such as Francisco Canaro, Felipe Antonio, La Tipica Victor, De Caro,Tubatango. Canyengue uses body dissociation for the leading, walking with a firm ground contact and a permanent combination of on and off beat rhythm, All these elements are essential to dance any good Tango! |
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| ... La música tiene el ritmo sostenido, regular y bien pronunciado. Las frases musicales son, generalmente, bien definidas y se prestan perfectamente a la ejecución de diferentes pasos. Los bailarines se tienen bien "pegados", uno al otro. El principio del tango que dice que dos personas hacen una, es aún más verdadero en el canyengue; los dos cuerpos, salvo excepciones, no se separan. (Boguslaw Dygasiewicz 2007) |
| ... because it spiritually is appropriate to melt into your partner, since canyengue literally means "melt," melt into the music. -Robert Farris Thompson - |