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.
Here you have some samples of simple dancing and also more elaborated dancing
in villa Urquiza.
Villa Urquiza Style http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7HmCGjYRYE
Gerardo Portalea y Susana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pORg6wxeV6Q&feature=related
Mariano y Cosima http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqovx7d2nfs&feature=related
Roberto Leiva y maricel Gomez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk8wGZQX7c&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGTQ6pBYRsk&feature=related
Alberto y Ester http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbtAx1qrQqE&feature=related
Roberto Leiva y Natacha Poberaj http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAZ9_ywdIhQ
Finito http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlk8wGZQX7c&feature=related
Best regards, Sergio
>From Villa Urquiza
PS. I grew up with the nephews of Gerardo Portalea. They still live in the
neighborhood. I learned a lot from Nito and from Lampazo.
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