[Tango-L] Watch it!

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Yup, the Charleston, the Peabody, and the Black Bottom and probably lots of 
other stuff in there as well. Kinda reminds me of a milonga where everyone is 
doing his own different thing to the same music. Great. Thanks for posting 
those 2 videos!

http://tangocherie.blogspot.com/ 


> I think that these people are doing a dance called the "Peabody"
> 
> 
> > From: Eva Swingo <eva_swingo at yahoo.com>
> > Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:07:52 +0200 (CEST)
> > To: <tango-l at mit.edu>
> > Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Watch it!
> >
> > Hi,
> > The couple not dancing Charleston, remindes me of a strange fenomenon I 
> have
> > encountered here in Sweden. It is a very rudimentary kind of Tango.
> > Sailers who had travelled the seven seas, including ports of Argentina and
> > Uruguay, brought these steps with them to Europe and Sweden, in the 1910s.
> >
> > It is the basic basic ... 1-2-3-cross.
> > Including the funny movement upwards as you cross. :D
> >
> > I actually learnt this step(tango) more then 14 years ago,
> > from a folkloristic dance society, who see the cultural value of
> > keeping it alive. They say the steps were noted down in the 1910-20s
> > And they have been keeping them alive ever since.
> >
> > Part from this basic, they have 5 more step-kombinations for variation.
> > Including one - outrageoussly  ;-)  shocking! - where the leader swirles 
> the
> > lady around, kind of turns her up-side-down, head down, when one leg rises
> > towards the ceiling. It usually creates butterflies in your belly and a 
> lot of
> > laughter. A rose in your mouth would certainly fit in there!
> > 
> > This tango does not allow improvisations in the way we are used to today.
> > The beat is faster, like the Charlesone, fit for that era.
> >
> > I suppose that is why Ballroom tango (who must originally have originated 
> from
> > this kind of travel influences?) also are danced to tango music of a
> > comparably
> > faster beat.
> >
> > Fun and charming, isn't it! ;-)
> >
> > Eva
> >
> >
> >
> >> "Igor Polk" <ipolk at virtuar.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> This is Charleston: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzC1h2XnmwY&NR=1
> >> In the middle of the dancers, there is a couple dancing something slow. 
> What
> >> is it they dance?
> >> That is my main question.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Cherie

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