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Posts from the ‘Videos’ Category

16
Feb

Youthful potential

Must be in a nostalgic mood tonight!? Two classic clips from Gabriel Misse, one of the maestros from the Sydney Tango Salon Festival (2010 and 2011).

Two legends: Gabriel Misse with Geraldine Rojas.

Another sweet clip from days gone by: Gabriel Misse dancing with Guillermina Wilson.

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24
Jan

Traditional tango

Keep coming across the term “traditional tango” on a number of tango teachers’ websites. The use of the term plus the sample video clips got me thinking: just like tango Nuevo was difficult to give a concise definition, what is traditional tango really?

The following is generally accepted as a good demonstration of social dancing by a respected milonguero/a (I am not using the term “milonguero style” here, which admittedly is somewhat ambiguous):

But is this the elusive traditional tango mentioned by the those teachers? Come to think of it, the pace at which tango is changing means what we consider revolutionary or modern will probably become the classic/traditional in, say, 5-6 years’ time? :wink:

Popularity: 8%

9
Dec

Light and cheerful

Been busy with some personal stuff of late, hence the lack of new posts.

Just discovered this gem of a vals from Sebastian Achaval and Roxana Suarez today. By the way, this is not the first time I see them dancing to this song, or this choreography. However, I noticed an extra playfulness which I suppose sometimes appears when performers happen to be in the right mood!? Enjoy!

Popularity: 6%

2
Dec

In tandem

An interesting twist to the term “threesome”! Somewhat reminiscent of the exercises taught by Hsueh-tze Lee, for those who had the fortune to attend her wonderful classes… :-)

Here is an additional clip of the same people, but dancing a Tanturi milonga instead!

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