[Tango-L] > 4. What do you think? (Trini y Sean (PATangoS))

[Vince Bagusauskas]

IMHO, as a fan of ballet and modern dance, when her leg flew outstretched 
above her hips eg 5:49 and 6:00 and she suspended it there eg 5:00 made it 
ballet like.

But what style was it?

If I look at http://www.tejastango.com/tango_styles.html (and many other 
sites have similar interpretations) the style fits into Fantasia.  They are 
excellent at this kind of dance but I do not know if they can really 
translate it into traditional tango dancing.  However, 
http://buffalotango.com/html/l_-_tango_styles.html suggests that 
Fantasia/Show tango will help you in your "normal' tango.

BTW, the move at 4:20 (and similar) was demonstrated several times in a 
tango show in Melbourne on the weekend by salon/milonguero dancers.  Is it a 
trend?

I do like what Sebastian said at the beginning.





> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to get others' analysis of this performance by Sebastian Arce and 
> Marianna Montes.  I think highly of Sebastian and Marianna as teachers and 
> dancers.  As I watched this performance, however, I began to think that he 
> was going to lift her up in the air over his head, and I realized that 
> somewhere they had wandered into modern dance or ballet territory.  That's 
> what one expects when one sees modern dance or ballet.  I'm not 
> knowledgeable enough to figure out when that change occurred for me.  I'd 
> like to see what others knowledgeable about modern dance or ballet think.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/user/liffeylinda#play/all/uploads-all/0/yJHIUdavnKk
>
> I'd like to hear from those who can analyze it intelligently and 
> dispassionately, and not just give personal opinions.
>
> Thanks,
> Trini
>
>

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