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Victor,
I am happy to see that your taste in tango dance runs along the lines of authentic Argentine tango. I congratulate you on your good taste. The videos you posted show some really good, skilled dancers. However, I don't understand why you call this dancing "misleading". There is nothing misleading in any of the samples you chose. You are right that some of the best social dancers don't appear in youtube. That's probably because their dancing is not as noticeable and skilled as the better dancers who've achieved higher levels of skill and talent. It's the same reason why the best at any skill are more famous than the average. As an illustration, take a look at this:  

http://www.glumbert.com/media/koreanfreestyle 

One could say that the essence of skating is the little kid down the street just enjoying him or herself skating on the neighborhood sidewalks. However, one cannot deny the superiority of the best.

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> From: Victor_Bennetts at infosys.com

> Here are some of my favourites and I base my selection on:
> 1. I have actually seen them dance in person which I think is worth a lot more than a youtube clip; and
> 2. they are also good teachers.
> However I want to put a big caveat on this, because as I said before, the best social dancers don't post to
> youtube as they don't perform and some of the best teachers, including the ones I have learnt the most from,
> don't put up videos either as they don't aspire to be 'names'.
>

> Another general comment I would make is that I find all videos of performances misleading.
> Complicated stuff looks good in performance, but the best dancing is not complicated,
> solo muy suave y dulce, che.
>
> Victor Bennetts