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"Milonga de Mis Amores" by Francisco Canaro (1937)
One great thing to notice about this milonga is the use of a musical saw. At 2:20, it is the instrument making a wavering type of sound in the background.
This is a class demo on Ochitos (Tiny Ochos) in Milonga. We looked at how to lead and follow tiny ochos, moving both linearly and circularly.
Intermediate Milonga Classes
This week's tanda is an spirited, mixed orchestra milonga set. Mixing orchestras is more common in milonga and vals tandas than it is in tango tandas. For one thing, some orchestras recorded very few milongas and/or valses, so it might be difficult to find 3 or 4 songs that fit cohesively together.
This is a set for the serious milonga dancers. Some dancers might be legitimately challenged by the tempo of these three milongas. I would believe that most dancers should be able to dance well to these if they just do two things, keep it simple and take smaller steps. If you do thse two simple things and the leader and follower are in synch then you should be able to have a nice, unrushed dance.
This week's traditional tanda is a milonga set by Angel D'Agostino with Angel Vargas singing.
I love all of these milngas, but "El Porteñito" is one of my all time favorites.It was originally written in 1903 by Angel Villoldo.
This week's traditional tanda is a great milonga set by Miguel Caló.
This alternative tanda is a fun set of Fox Trots by Enrique Rodríguez. The rhythm is similar to that of milonga. See below for some dance interpretations of La Colegiala.
This weeks tanda is a milonga set by Francisco Canaro with Roberto Maida singing.
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