Argentine Tango time
Argentine Tango had been a form of dance that’s elusive to me until now. I’ve done ballroom and latin dances, but I didn’t quite get Argentine Tango. The dancers do it in somehow kind-of off-beat quality, relaxed but intense, the men guiding the women’s moves while the ladies react to the men’s “suggestions”, the push-and-pull, the somewhat free-form of it all mesmerizes me.
So now I’m learning it, and boy, do I love it. Seriously super cool and passionate when needed, this dance is really something else. The technique is plenty, but the timing and rules are more relaxed than other ballroom/latin dances, so that each couple can easily add their own flavors.
Two of my favorite choreographed Argentine Tango dances so far are below. See it to believe it. I absolutely LOVE it.
The one from Janette and Branden of So You Think You Can Dance (Season 5) was complicated (well, the music is Libertango after all), and sexy. Hot! in a totally classy way. This video is also special since it has (American) English and Spanish speakers, while the subtitle is in Arabic. Talking about global!
The next one is from Gilles and Cheryl of Dancing with the Stars (Season 8). It looks simpler, but the passion is MUCH MORE intensified than the previous video. Sucked me right in. And the music? “The Assassins’ Tango” from Mr. & Mrs. Smith? Oh. Come. On. Passion to the max!
To quote head judge Len Goodman after Gilles & Cheryl’s argentine tango performance on…”it’s a mix…hard, soft, big, small, fast, slow; it’s got drama, it’s quite, it’s got passion…” Amen, sir! Love, LOVE this dance!
Do you Argentine Tango?
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