[Tango-L] favorite tango videos on line

[Astrid]

>> ok, i will go first
>>
>> http://organictango.info/Ain't%20no%20sunshine.wmv
>>
>> there is something about the DANCING and emotion in this video that sends 
>> chills through me.
>
> nice one. Though I would not want to dance to that music... Note that they 
> are dancing right next to the bed, too. But why does it all end on the 
> graveyard with white chrysanthemums, the flowers of death?
>
> On the other hand, sorry I gor, why do I feel bored watching Tete? The 
> whole dance is way too fast, no differentiation in speed nor particularly 
> accentuating the music, and what others do for show-off with the help of 
> intricate steps, suave moves or emotional expressions, he does with "look, 
> no hand !" Big deal, as if we didn't know... I would not want to dance 
> with someone like that, who keeps lifting his hand off my back and 
> stretches it out to the side just to impress the audience with the fact 
> that he can lead it all with his chest.
>
> For me, tango has to be slow and filled with tension to be exciting, and 
> if possible, elegant to boot. Watch this one, for exemple:
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=UVjCub9v4yA
> the speed is not simply all over the place, it is tantalisingly slow with 
> sudden speeding up in all the right places. Not that I would want you to 
> imitate the jump or the espalda part, but this man feels like velvet when 
> he dances with a woman, trust me, I know. ; )
>
> Astrid
>