[Tango-L] rose in mouth, singlehandedly from one film?

[Astrid]

What you call "the silly headsnap" also exists in flamenco, one of the roots 
of tango.
And Rudolfo Valentino lived long before there were any ballroom competitions 
with judges.


> Martin wrote:
>> what im  curious about is the genesis of the silly head
> snap the
>> public seems to associate with tango...
> *****************************************************************
> The "silly head snap" is part of International style tango.
> This style is used in competitive ballroom competitions. The
> social tango style, sometimes called American, doesn't have
> any head snaps. In the competitive style, the couples aren't
> allowed to separate but they can in American.
>
> I'm guessing the snap is used to impress judges. I don't
> dance International style because I don't want to give
> myself whiplash.
>
> Michael Ditkoff
> Washington, DC
> Where it feels like Spring today. Tomorrow is a different
> story
>
> I'd rather be dancing Argentine Tango
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