[Tango-L] Estilo Villa Urquiza

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From: Sergio Vandekier <sergiovandekier990 at hotmail.com>
To: Tango-L List <tango-l at mit.edu>
Sent: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:20 pm
Subject: [Tango-L] Estilo Villa Urquiza

What is Villa Urquiza? See 
http://nastynest.blogspot.com/2007/11/villa-urquiza-tango-style.html


The Villa urquiza Style, uses an elastic embrace. Usually close, but it 
may have
variable light if required to do certain figures. It is danced in an 
elegant
way,
with long steps, most dancers step toe first but many step heel first, 
and some
step in both ways. Everybody walks close to the floor.

It is an style that adapts itself to social dancing or to exhibition or 
stage
because uses all the elements that tango offers. Boleos, Amagues, 
sacadas,
calesitas, cuchillas, dibujos, rulos, enrosques, saltos, chilenas, 
puentes,
traspie, contrapaso, mordida, agujas, picadas, cambios, etc, etc,.

The dance is adjusted to the partner, the music, the place, the 
available space,
the mood of the moment. The skill and the age of the dancers.

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Sergio,

You make your description of Villa Urquiza style so broad, it covers 
most of tango. So just about everyone is dancing Villa Urquiza style. 
Isn't it great that your neighborhood has had such a prominent 
influence on tango!!

How about telling us in your words what defines Estilo Villa Urquiza. 
The videos you reference are nice, but I've never seen anyone dance 
like that at a milonga in Buenos Aires. So is Villa Urquiza style tango 
for the stage?

Mel