What is tango?

[Lomgi]

What is tango for you? Is it just steps? What about what you feel when you dance it? Passion? Love? Desire?

What do you think about this improvisation of tango?

 

[opendoor]

What do you think about this improvisation of tango?

I like the plot, your utilization of the space, the costumes (garters), the succession of movements, the atmosphere, the rhythmical realization. I don´t like your stepping at 1:25 - 1:26 You are leaning backwards, that´s a cardinal aesthetical sin. By the way it´s a choreo, not an improvisation. Improvisation is when you do not know what will come. May I ask if you are planning a second act with more lyrical dancing?

What is tango for you?

bodywork, cultural training, dating agency, tour operator.

…tango.. Is it just steps?

It´s playing instruments, meeting friends, d-jaying, photographing, and more.

What about what you feel when you dance it? Passion? Love? Desire?

None of these. As a leader I´m totally occupied with analyzing the music and space (dance floor), and correcting my posture.

 

[sixela]

Aw! Wait until jantango gets to see this...

 

[Lomgi]

May I ask if you are planning a second act with more lyrical dancing?

I don't think so, because we don't have where we could realize it. What do you think, should we?

 

[Lilly_of_the_valley]

After watching the video, I can think of only one constructive suggestion to offer: try using a nude colored bra under your costume, instead of the black one.

 

[Lui]

What is tango for you?

...an urban Argentinean folk dance; a way of artistic expression, as well as to entertain people! Friends, foes, competitors and a whole bunch of customers - in short my profession.

Is it just steps?

No it was never about steps, if it was about steping well.

What about what you feel when you dance it?

I think I have felt most of the emotions possible during the years. Today, I mostly feel joy, and I’m rather content about that.

 

[Lui]

What do you think about this ... tango?

I assume the vid show a school staging Euro/American tango clichés for an audience of parents and friends using only a limited budget and amount of time. In this regard everybody did a fine job.

You might want to improve to portion of tango and stage craft in this performance.

For a start everybody might want to learn to walk and stand with purpose. The transitions of the leading couple should become smooth the poses pronounced and actually dancing a few of steps might help as well.

How about dressing the main characters in vibrant colors and the background dancer in dark ones? A moving spot will gather the focus on the action, the moving emblems on the backdrop are a distraction.

Get rid of costumes with the look of cheap materials. Pantyhose’s pretending to be a garter belt are a No-Go and won’t be seen in the back anyway. A flowing wide gown is not helpful to underline the rather abrupt movement of the lady’s leg in tango. Check the usual suspects for a better model (Tango Passion, Senor Tango, Rojas, Montes, TV dance shows)

Revealing the lady’s leg on occasions in a controlled way will result in a more erotic tension than flashing it by accident. Running along the whole stage to gather momentum for a waits high jump is strictly reserved for comedy moments. (Although I doubt anybody else has noticed that.)

There are plenty of cool show elements: smacking her around, jumping on and kicking of chairs, etc. Why not gather them in one easy to follow plot culminating in one final conclusion?

Leaving that nitbits aside, I felt entertained and therfore liked it - despite the song.