On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 11:20 PM, Sergio Vandekier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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
Except for the first video, these are videos of exhibitions, not social tango. The first video gives a historical account of social dancing by renowned dancers to whom the 'Villa Urquiza' style has been attributed. Listed below are links to videos of social dancing in milongas in Villa Urquiza recorded during the last 3 years. The dancing in these videos does not closely resemble the dancing in the videos listed above. Is it possible that Estilo Villa Urquiza is not danced much in the milongas of Villa Urquiza today? Indeed there are some differences I have seen in the distribution of dancing styles in the milongas in the outer barrios - Sunderland (Villa Urquiza), Glorias Argentinas (Mataderos), Viejo Correo (Caballito), compared to milongas closer to downtown, e.g., Plaza Bohemia, El Beso, Lo de Celia. Club Gricel. In 'downtown' milongas there are more couples dancing in an apilado embrace, whereas in the barrios way from downtown there are more couples dancing with an upright, possibly offset embrace, possibly with the woman's head directed inward rather than over the man's right shoulder, possibly in a V-frame (opened a little on the open side of the embrace), and these latter couples may open the frame a little temporarily for ochos and turns. All of the elements are probabilistic - they are sometimes present, sometimes not, and in just about every milonga in Buenos Aires one can see many variations along all these dimensions. However, whereas at some of the 'downtown' milongas mentioned one can sometimes see about 3/4 or more of the couples dancing in an apilado embrace, this embrace also appears to be present in at least half of the dancers at Sunderland Club. Is it possible (and this is said with sincerity rather than sarcasm) that Estilo Villa Urquiza is not very popular in Buenos Aires milongas today but that it is something from the past that is being marketed to provide tango instructors a niche? Videos of dancing at milongas in Villa Urquiza: Sin Rumbo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdN4SuMD50I Sunderland Club: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip2Xe19-VOk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRYbFPoT_Lk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_2xPvJSry4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PpDr6TDoIs&feature=related - Ignore the couple with bad technique in these 2 videos. They are obviously out of their element: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJ2py7tNwA&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi1N22L5h9w&feature=related Ron _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
