This music sounds like it would be difficult to dance to. I like this couple's interpretation, especially the timing of their movements with the music.
Music - ? (Edited, Thanks Gordon!) Francisco Canaro - "Milonga Criolla"
I've had the opportunity over the last two years, to take some very informative and enjoyable classes with Ney Melo and his longtime partner Jennifer Bratt. Here, in a very recent performance, Ney dances beautifully with Ellinor Westrup. Does anyone know what the music is? Please, leave a comment if you can help me.
Music - Francisco Canaro Orchestra with Roberto Malda, "La Copla Portena"
This delicate performance is so smooth they seem to be floating across the dance floor. There is a sweet quality here that I find irresistible. I hope you like it to!
This tango sizzles with sensuality! Geraldine is such a powerful force here and she is countered by Javier's contained but passionate performance. I'm not alone in loving this tango as this video has received over 300,000 views on youtube to date.
Music - Anibal Troilo, "Te Aconsejo Que Me Olvides"
I love to see how each couple interprets this music. The dancers are Javier Rodriguez and Andrea Misse, Gabriel Misse and Analia Centurion, Fabian Peralta and Lorena Ermocida.
My current favorite tango couple is Javier and Andrea. This performance is an amazing display of technical ability and connection to the music. I like to compare it to the earlier video of Javier and Geraldine dancing to the same song. Both are excellent. But this one conveys a sense of pure JOY! It seems to me, there is a tango for every emotion.
I love Geraldine Rojas because she is such a powerful and passionate dancer. She is amazing! If I find myself feeling timid or indecisive at the milonga, perhaps while dancing with someone for the first time, I think of Geraldine and try to dance with the same fluid strength she projects.
This couple is one of my favorites. He is so smooth he nearly glides across the floor. And she does some amazing foot work at 1:20. She goes into the cross and then she does a quick delicate step back and then goes back into the cross with another tiny step. This happens fast but I love it. Then she pivots and does a cool little tap with her toe. It's so pretty to me. Sorry, I don't know what those steps are called. I am a beginner but I aspire to one day have such elegance.
This performance is truly a bit of tango perfection! My all time favorite couple Javier and Geraldine embody all that I love about tango. Javier is a master of precision and musicality and Geraldine is a dynamo - how beautiful they were together!
What a romantic song! It's like watching a love story unfold. Isabel is so lovely here and Andres is music in motion throughout but when he does his lapiz and enrosques I am in awe! I was so amazed the first time I saw him do those moves that I emailed my teacher right away to ask what they were! I had seen them done before but never with his level of fluidity and always placed perfectly in the music. Watching dancers at this level is an affirmation of the heights that humans can attain - and isn't that what art is for? To show us perfection and inspire us to try for our own heights.