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Teacher: Omar Correa

There is an error in the cultural push of the tango - published day 11 of November of the 2005 in the newspaper "Observador"

Omar Correa: Professor of Tango Is secretary of the Meeting, Civil Association that spreads the tango in its different manifestations.

Why the dance occupies a so central place in the diffusion that does of the tango?

It constitutes a central manifestation in the development of the contemporary tango. We needed to defend the present phenomenon of the tango. We promote the dance beyond the playful aspect. Because music also is an important element.

When arose the idea from the Meeting?

The association was based the 16 of May of 2002. The intention of the association is to contribute to the diffusion of the tango as own cultural phenomenon of the national identity.

What advantages have to present/display the tango as a national cultural product?

In Argentina it is real a tourist vein. It would be possible to be opened to the market. Here it has not taken off. Mainly there is an error in the cultural push of this phenomenon.

Uruguay gave to return the face him?

The tango has an enormous file in the world in general. The dance must occupy a place that did not occupy. During many Uruguay years the importance did not occur him that it was having in the world.

Consider internationally the Uruguayan roots of the tango?

Where you go they are going to you to say that the tango is Argentine. We continued saying of between house that those ideas also "are things of Argentineans". But it is a truth. In Japan, Belgium, the United States, France are spoken of the Argentine tango.

We did not appear in that reality. Is a category "Uruguayan tango"?

At some moment it was maintained that there was an Uruguayan tango, the Eastern tango, but the criterion was not good. Because the Eastern tango was common to the two borders, it was danced equal. And it supposed not to advance in the aesthetic one of the dance, in principle. There was no development in music either. There are no composers. What happened here to the tango was and is a question of tozudez for a phenomenon that grew. There was no determined approach. They were some of the reasons for the formation of the meeting.

Many sites disappeared to learn tango soon after their foundation. There was height of the tango, I am finished '?

In fact, yes it had. The motor of the tango in this last quarter of century has been the dance, which gave push him. But something failure ': note in the little continuity of so many academies. Now one is in another period. But it was very visible boom took place and Uruguay was outside that process; in new the aesthetic ones, the new techniques.

Uruguay does not become position of its historical participation in the development of the tango?

It would be good that it connected the tango to his economic dimension. The tango became a world-wide mark. But in the rest of the world it is structured. Also because one has connected to his economic dimension. It is a work source: from the crafts, happening through the musicians and the orchestras, to education. That is the fundamental space that we opened.

The one that dances is a consumer of tangos?

To who it likes the dance, it likes music. They become very militant.