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Light Sleeper
03-11-2008, 02:11 PM
Just a bit of frivolity
Who do you know of who dances tango as a hobby?
I can think of Clive James (wish he were Prime Minister) and I think Joeley Richardson learnt to tango for an episode of Nip/Tuck (don't know whether she took it up though).
And - for a further bit of frivolity: Who would your fantasy tango partner be (excluding professional tango dancers)... Hmm, think mine would be Bryan Ferry because he's so suave! :)
bordertangoman
03-11-2008, 02:25 PM
thandi newton........ all that swaying loveliness
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/391276620_362b9158b0_o.jpg
Light Sleeper
03-11-2008, 02:33 PM
Yes, and TN seems quite down to earth (for a Hollywood star).
chachachacat
03-11-2008, 02:42 PM
I think I read that Robert de Niro does tango.
kieronneedscake
03-11-2008, 02:44 PM
I wonder if there are any famous closet tango dancers, who dare not admit their addiction!
Angel HI
03-11-2008, 02:50 PM
There are many others, including; Arnold Schwarznegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tia Carrera, and me...OK, not so famous, but, hey... http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/innocent/innocent0004.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/freesmiley.php?smiley=innocent/innocent0004.gif)
Light Sleeper
03-11-2008, 02:54 PM
I think I read that Robert de Niro does tango.
Raging Voleo! :D
Light Sleeper
03-11-2008, 02:56 PM
There are many others, including; Arnold Schwarznegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tia Carrera, and me...OK, not so famous, but, hey... http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/innocent/innocent0004.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/freesmiley.php?smiley=innocent/innocent0004.gif)
So do they have special 'famous people' milongas? ;)
Light Sleeper
03-11-2008, 02:59 PM
I wonder if there are any famous closet tango dancers, who dare not admit their addiction!
:) And one would presume that the tango community aren't the type to go blabbing to the tabloids so they can exercise their addiction with alacrity... either that or they go to the Priory ;-)
Angel HI
03-11-2008, 03:26 PM
So do they have special 'famous people' milongas? ;)
Actually, a few years ago, my partner and I were in North Hollywood where we went to eat at a Hole-in-the-Wall on some corner of an indescript neighborhood. When we entered, we found shabby lighting, picnic style tables, a fair amount of noise, 2 bands (one playing only lambadas and the other only Arg. Tangos...alternatively every half hour). We also found the place to be crowded with celebs; stars, directors, writers, producers. After dancing, we were invited to one director's table, and subsequently offered a dancing role in a movie project. Unfortunately, this was on sat., they were filming on mon., but we had prior obligations across the country on tues., and had to decline.
Light Sleeper
03-11-2008, 03:39 PM
Wow! I take it you weren't expecting to even have a band to dance to?
Angel HI
03-11-2008, 04:47 PM
Well, we were told to go there. We were anticipating the band and the music, just not the ambiance or celebs, and, certainly, not being offerred a role. It was a fun eve.
MaggieB
03-11-2008, 08:34 PM
He does... he lives in northern Virginia and has renovated his stables into a gorgeous ballroom that was featured a few years back in Architectural Digest.
Some of our tango community have been privleged enough to have been invited to dance there, but alas it was "before my time". I understand that he does not have as many milongas as he once had having caught some friction from his neighbors or something regarding them...what a shame.... it would have been fun.
I think I read that Robert de Niro does tango.
quixotedlm
03-11-2008, 11:56 PM
Wow! I take it you weren't expecting to even have a band to dance to?
wonderful story angel made up :)
Angel HI
03-12-2008, 12:03 AM
Made up?
Did I miss the memo? Is today "Dump On Angel Day"? I was just sharing a fun night in CA in response to milongas involving celebs, etc. http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/confused/confused0024.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/freesmiley.php?smiley=confused/confused0024.gif)
quixotedlm
03-12-2008, 12:06 AM
Made up?
Did I miss the memo? Is today "Dump On Angel Day"? I was just sharing a fun night in CA in response to milongas involving celebs, etc. :/
And one band was playing beats and the other playing their notes :uplaugh:. he he!
Angel HI
03-12-2008, 12:11 AM
Yeah, I'm catching it today from everywhere. http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/fighting/fighting0072.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/freesmiley.php?smiley=fighting/fighting0072.gif)
quixotedlm
03-12-2008, 12:42 AM
er... hello angel. did you also meet arnold schwarzenegger in the secret tango c(oncl)ave? ;)
Angel HI
03-12-2008, 12:50 AM
Nope. He did visit our gym in Lahaina several times, but I've never met him. ???
tangotime
03-12-2008, 02:23 AM
I think I read that Robert de Niro does tango.
Robert Duval , also-- he married his balroom teacher !!--- they split a couple of yrs back-- he,s a regular visitor to argentina .
Heather2007
03-12-2008, 04:40 AM
Oooo-errr. Okay, Angelina Jolie (to lead) and James McEvoy (to follow)...BUT...the nearest I get to "well known" is a chap I often dance with who starred alongside Hugo Weaving in "V" for Vendetta. Regulars to Negs and the Dome may have seen him strutting his cool self. :cool:
p.s. Robert Duval dances tango
Light Sleeper
03-12-2008, 07:23 AM
Angelina Jolie? Eek - you must be tall! I'm afraid I'd be stuck with Kylie! Tango-ing with Mr Tumnus, eh? ;)
V for Vendetta - only ones I know are Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry (heart him) and Rupert Graves.
Saw Assassination Tango a couple of years ago - can't remember much about it, thought he seemed more ballroom though.....
bordertangoman
03-12-2008, 07:44 AM
Kate Blanchette once asked me to tango with her...........
then I woke up.
Ampster
03-12-2008, 11:03 AM
The only famous person I know (in Tango circles), whom I've danced with is Miriam Larici
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bordertangoman
03-12-2008, 11:42 AM
I have danced with Kicca Tomasi one of the women in the BBC tango clip
Dave Bailey
03-13-2008, 03:57 AM
I have danced with Kicca Tomasi one of the women in the BBC tango clip
Kicca's lovely - she's got her own web site (http://www.kiccatommasi.com/) - I actually started learning (by luck) with her with my first lessons.
But, "famous" is stretching a point I think...
Heather2007
03-13-2008, 04:52 AM
But, "famous" is stretching a point I think...
Quite!! If that's the case I've danced with Giraldo, Ivan, David, Pablo, Kicca's partner (name escapes me), Eduardo, etc.
Read yesterday Prince Charles has announced he is a fan of Tango and is keen to learn.
"Famous to tango dancers" != "famous to everyone else" ;)
Light Sleeper
03-13-2008, 06:54 AM
Quite!! If that's the case I've danced with Giraldo, Ivan, David, Pablo, Kicca's partner (name escapes me), Eduardo, etc.
Read yesterday Prince Charles has announced he is a fan of Tango and is keen to learn.
You've danced with Veron? Take it you mean the dancer, not the footballer ;) Ooooh my word!! *insert fainting smilie* One of my fave ever tango moments - the scene in The Tango Lesson where they dance to Zum in the cafe.
Prince Charles: Are you going to offer your services? :cool:
Dancebug
03-13-2008, 09:37 AM
Sally Potter, of course. She ditched her movie directing career for a while to do shows with Veron. I don't know if they are still together, though.
Angel HI
03-14-2008, 01:07 AM
But, "famous" is stretching a point I think...
Indeed, despite that I thnk her footwork and connections needed severe attention when last I saw her, I like Kicca.
Heather2007
03-14-2008, 04:41 AM
You've danced with Veron? Take it you mean the dancer, not the footballer ;)
Prince Charles: Are you going to offer your services? :cool:
Yes, as in Pablo, but I would've rather the footieplayer - much cuter.
Bonny Prince Charlie is busy sunning himself up (with Cam) at the moment (and a few short kilometers away from my Mah & Dah) in glorious Jamaica. He'll be too reggae'd and buffed up to want to do anything as studiously serious as tango now. That's a dead cert:cowboy:
spectator
03-23-2008, 01:09 PM
Miles once claimed to have seen Keira Knightley at Cellspace in San Francisco but obviously this can't be taken as gospel.
Oh my, however did I miss out on this fun little thread?
And - for a further bit of frivolity: Who would your fantasy tango partner be (excluding professional tango dancers)... Hmm, think mine would be Bryan Ferry because he's so suave!
Oh, the choices! But, I think Christopher Walken would be fun. He's earned a special place in my heart not only as a generally cool guy who turns up in most of the oddball garbage I watch, but this Fatboy Slim video is just the greatest!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs
How can you not want to dance tango with the guy after watching that?
Aw, come on... you know he's cool. ;)
The video is gone. Was it "Weapon of Choice?"
Hmm. Looks like the person who uploaded it disabled embedding. So you can still visit the link at Youtube to view it, but you cannot embed it into blogs or messageboards. http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/sauer/angry-smiley-003.gif
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs
But yes, it is the video for Weapon of Choice. :D
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/iloveseverus/pulp_fiction_koons.jpg
"This watch"
Light Sleeper
04-10-2008, 02:34 AM
Me: You're a girl after my own heart! I LOVE Christopher Walken's dancing in Weapon of Choice :D He is fab!
Here's another clip I love; wish I had that level of body control!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkQJn88wfwE
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