Argentine Tango is one of the most beautiful dance forms ever and quite possibly the most passionate of all dance forms in existence ! This video talks about the basics of Tango in the most beautiful way possible with exquisite cinematography. Enjoy !
I like this video, not only because I like the music and I feel like I can see myself and other students dancing like this before long, but also because now I know what Sally looks like! :D https://youtu.be/TG5F4rt2Ol4
Thanks for sharing this video Kaustav! Amazing dancing and description of tango, and I loved what they said at the end, "If you only had 3 minutes left with the person you love, what would you do? You'd tango." The dancing was inspiring.
David, I really loved the video of that first gentleman. He was so smooth and there was something so amazing about his legs. I can't quite figure it out but it seems like he really reaches with them.
I also loved the video that was a story that reminded him of his love/tango partner. Very cool!
I couldn't get the assisnation tango link to work. :( I'll look for it on my own.
I stumbled across this video back in 2011.This happens to be the first Argentine Tango video I had ever viewed and it was this video that made me fall in love with Argentine Tango. Back then I knew nothing about dance, let alone Argentine Tango. I would often watch tango videos on youtube right before going to sleep and then hope to see myself dance in my dreams. Some nights, I was successful :). Now, I wish I could go back in time and tell myself - "Kaustav, don't be sad. It is only a matter of time before you learnt how to tango". One day, when I am old and not able to dance, I will dance in my bed with my eyes or eye lashes or whatever I can move. If not, I will dance with my dreams, with my mind, with my breath...My bones may waste away as I grow old, but my spirit will remain intact until my last breath !
David, I had no idea Sally was a ballerina! Haha. I'll have to watch for that next time.:)
Kaustav, what you said is beautiful! One of the only things I know in life is that I'm a gypsy and a dancer, and my spirit will dance forever.:) Oh yes, and those dancers are pretty frickin' amazing!
David, I loved that video/short film. That is what you and Nancy do for people like me and Kaustav...give our dancing souls the chance to fly! Thank you for that!
"One day, when I am old and not able to dance, I will dance in my bed with my eyes or eye lashes or whatever I can move. If not, I will dance with my dreams, with my mind, with my breath...My bones may waste away as I grow old, but my spirit will remain intact until my last breath !"
I agree - Kaustov's post was beautiful. Kaustov, I feel the same way! Literally!
At our lesson last night (July 29, 2015) we practiced the walk to the embrace, that is, making the walk to the embrace thick, and meaningful to what follows. Here's two of my favorite walks to the embrace, both choreographed by Milena Plebs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrvR2urP8_U&index=7&list=PLS1lHm_CJJTNzcBfcqusK-zzxSZ_7MExp
The (lack of) eye contact on this just slays me.....
I love Sebastian Achaval's enrosques. Among all his videos on youtube, I like this the best ! Sebastian Achaval and Roxanna Suarez make a wonderful dance couple !!
The combination (especially the pivot to cross over rather than weight change) at 2:21 is very nice. And the turning colgadas at 2:56 is also very beautiful! I think I'm going to play with this last idea.
Choreographically, it's interesting that he does a lot of walking, and then a figure. Reminds me of how Paiva Sr. puts routines together ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjpJhWFHCKA
Yes, this is very nice. I’m not sure, it looks like Jose Peluaga is an instructor in Buenos Aires. I looked at a couple of his other videos. Besides being a great dancer, I really like the way he emphasizes connection. He just makes it a priority. It’s not easy.
I can’t imagine what Buenos Aires is like. There just doesn’t seem to be any end to great dancers. I’ve linked two more below. (Kaustav, the enrosques kick-in around the two minute mark.) I really like the enrosques here because they take place in context of the whole dance. It seems like a lot of times on YouTube the dance gets divided into three parts. A warm up, a complicated combination, and then relief and relaxation now that the athletic feat is over. Daniel Nacucchio and Cristina Sosa dance the whole dance in the same temperament. Natalia Fures and José Peluaga do too. I’m trying to learn from this. If you let a complicated combination dominate the dance, it wrecks the whole dance.
"There just doesn’t seem to be any end to great dancers" :)
One thing that is also interesting about the person you posted was that he could dance fast without it feeling fast. He danced rapidly sometimes, but it never felt rushed, which was very nice. I think most of the time fast dancing should feel as timeliness as a slow dancing, and he does a good job keeping it all "one".
Please share your favorite videos (along with why they are "favorite").
2 of mine:
Orlando Pavia Sr
https://youtu.be/opqd83LvhDg
Osvaldo Zotto
https://youtu.be/dnzcNZBtUG4
What are your favorite videos? Why?
Best,
David
Milonga - 13 Minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6JYeEcxnUU
I love this dance from Assassination Tango. Watching it made me really want to learn how to dance tango. And I absolutely love this song.
http://movieclips.com/9LN7B-assassination-tango-movie-dreams-of-tango-with-manuela/
Argentine Tango is one of the most beautiful dance forms ever and quite possibly the most passionate of all dance forms in existence ! This video talks about the basics of Tango in the most beautiful way possible with exquisite cinematography. Enjoy !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqC5ZqRAQuQ
I like this video, not only because I like the music and I feel like I can see myself and other students dancing like this before long, but also because now I know what Sally looks like! :D
https://youtu.be/TG5F4rt2Ol4
Thanks for sharing this video Kaustav! Amazing dancing and description of tango, and I loved what they said at the end, "If you only had 3 minutes left with the person you love, what would you do? You'd tango." The dancing was inspiring.
David, I really loved the video of that first gentleman. He was so smooth and there was something so amazing about his legs. I can't quite figure it out but it seems like he really reaches with them.
I also loved the video that was a story that reminded him of his love/tango partner. Very cool!
I couldn't get the assisnation tango link to work. :( I'll look for it on my own.
Carrie:)
Hi Carrie,
You're a hoot ... did we know that Sally was a ballerina? :)
Kaustav --> fascinating that they are also working at being educational as well as showing dancing.
Here's a video inspired by SVBernot, another short film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD9D3FlSYaI
David
I stumbled across this video back in 2011.This happens to be the first Argentine Tango video I had ever viewed and it was this video that made me fall in love with Argentine Tango. Back then I knew nothing about dance, let alone Argentine Tango. I would often watch tango videos on youtube right before going to sleep and then hope to see myself dance in my dreams. Some nights, I was successful :). Now, I wish I could go back in time and tell myself - "Kaustav, don't be sad. It is only a matter of time before you learnt how to tango". One day, when I am old and not able to dance, I will dance in my bed with my eyes or eye lashes or whatever I can move. If not, I will dance with my dreams, with my mind, with my breath...My bones may waste away as I grow old, but my spirit will remain intact until my last breath !
David, I had no idea Sally was a ballerina! Haha. I'll have to watch for that next time.:)
Kaustav, what you said is beautiful! One of the only things I know in life is that I'm a gypsy and a dancer, and my spirit will dance forever.:) Oh yes, and those dancers are pretty frickin' amazing!
David, I loved that video/short film. That is what you and Nancy do for people like me and Kaustav...give our dancing souls the chance to fly! Thank you for that!
Thank you Carrie!
"One day, when I am old and not able to dance, I will dance in my bed with my eyes or eye lashes or whatever I can move. If not, I will dance with my dreams, with my mind, with my breath...My bones may waste away as I grow old, but my spirit will remain intact until my last breath !"
I agree - Kaustov's post was beautiful. Kaustov, I feel the same way! Literally!
At our lesson last night (July 29, 2015) we practiced the walk to the embrace, that is, making the walk to the embrace thick, and meaningful to what follows. Here's two of my favorite walks to the embrace, both choreographed by Milena Plebs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrvR2urP8_U&index=7&list=PLS1lHm_CJJTNzcBfcqusK-zzxSZ_7MExp
The (lack of) eye contact on this just slays me.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CFGFpqcmT0&list=PLo8FGvKnNruAIbdtNuJaE2Z12SxlKJaHu&index=5
Hang on for the ending, which is just as good as the entry.
SVB
Thanks for those Steve! I agree with your comments - really insightful!
I haven't seen any of the newer videos of Milena plebs ... a great pleasure! She is one of our couple of favorite female tango dancers!
I love Sebastian Achaval's enrosques. Among all his videos on youtube, I like this the best ! Sebastian Achaval and Roxanna Suarez make a wonderful dance couple !!
Hi Kautav,
The combination (especially the pivot to cross over rather than weight change) at 2:21 is very nice. And the turning colgadas at 2:56 is also very beautiful! I think I'm going to play with this last idea.
Choreographically, it's interesting that he does a lot of walking, and then a figure. Reminds me of how Paiva Sr. puts routines together ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjpJhWFHCKA
Happy feet!
I loved how they interpreted the music through their dance. Simple yet beautiful and fluid !!
Yes, this is very nice. I’m not sure, it looks like Jose Peluaga is an instructor in Buenos Aires. I looked at a couple of his other videos. Besides being a great dancer, I really like the way he emphasizes connection. He just makes it a priority. It’s not easy.
I can’t imagine what Buenos Aires is like. There just doesn’t seem to be any end to great dancers. I’ve linked two more below. (Kaustav, the enrosques kick-in around the two minute mark.) I really like the enrosques here because they take place in context of the whole dance. It seems like a lot of times on YouTube the dance gets divided into three parts. A warm up, a complicated combination, and then relief and relaxation now that the athletic feat is over. Daniel Nacucchio and Cristina Sosa dance the whole dance in the same temperament. Natalia Fures and José Peluaga do too. I’m trying to learn from this. If you let a complicated combination dominate the dance, it wrecks the whole dance.
"There just doesn’t seem to be any end to great dancers" :)
One thing that is also interesting about the person you posted was that he could dance fast without it feeling fast. He danced rapidly sometimes, but it never felt rushed, which was very nice. I think most of the time fast dancing should feel as timeliness as a slow dancing, and he does a good job keeping it all "one".
Fascinating, such energy, and from the smaller one, such beautiful lines
And here, now for a real tango :)