Argentine Tango Videos

Cristhian Sosa and Sabrina Garcia at Salon Canning

2012-01-26T00:00:00.000-08:00

I'd like you to take a look at the following performance by Cristhian Sosa and Sabrina Garcia. It's technically well-executed, but ...

... are they HAVING FUN?

It doesn't look like it to me. A bad day? Or is this their style? The audience seems to love it.

Sebastian and Mariana in Romania

2012-01-24T00:00:00.000-08:00

This is one of the nicest performances I've seen of these two. Sebastian and Mariana give us an understated, perfectly musical milonga:

Hoy Bailaré

2012-01-23T10:34:00.000-08:00

For a little dance inspiration, here's a great music video by Leon Gieco: "Hoy Bailaré."

Thanks to Angelina for the link.

Tango de los Pablos Festival, Lodz, Poland

2012-01-20T00:00:00.000-08:00

Here are videos from the Tango de los Pablos Festival 2012 in Lodz, Poland, including performances by Beata Maia Gellert and Jens Kruger, Isabella Cremer and Iwan Harlan, Teresa Anne Volgenau and Piotr Woźniak, and Justyna Jędrzejewska and Andrzej Bernaś.

Asia Pacific Tango Festival Manila

2012-01-19T19:27:00.001-08:00

What an innovative way to advertise a tango festival:

Hany Hadaya and Bryndís Halldórsdóttir in Randers, Denmark

2012-01-18T09:28:00.000-08:00

In the spirit of showcasing tango from as many countries as possible, here is a lovely performance from a small town in Denmark called Randers. I have a special connection to this place, because I lived near there in the mid 1990s. My boyfriend's family had a farm outside of Randers, and we lived in nearby Aarhus while I taught at the university. Too bad there was no tango in rural Denmark back then (or in the big cities, for that matter).

Here are Hany Hadaya and Bryndís Halldórsdóttir:

Christian Correa and Fatima Vitale at Milonga 10

2012-01-17T09:30:00.000-08:00

I can't take my eyes off Fatima's embellishments in this beautiful performance with Christian Correa at Milonga 10, Buenos Aires:

Michelle and Joachim on Women's Backward Planeos

2012-01-16T11:00:00.000-08:00

Michelle Marsidi and Joachim Dietiker always have beautiful didactic demos during their classes. Case in point: this video from a recent class featuring giros and planeos with the woman as center axis.

Luna Palacios and Adrien Ronceray

2012-01-13T00:00:00.000-08:00

This is a real pleasure to watch. Luna Palacios and Adrien Ronceray dance as if they're two leopards sizing each other up for a little canoodling. Rowr!

2011 Tangomagia Festival

2012-01-12T00:00:00.001-08:00

Below are videos from the 2011 Tangomagia festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Superb performances by Sebastian Arce and Mariana Montes, Tihamer Bogdan and Katalin Czidor, Donato Juarez and Carolina Rivero, Dmitry Vasin and Taya Finenkova, Dimitris Biskas and Mariana Patsarika, Utku Kuley and Nantia Xronidou, and Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa.

Enjoy!

Girl Power: Cleopatra Syrantoni and Violetta Kasmi

2012-01-11T00:00:00.000-08:00

Wow! Check. It. Out. These girls are amazing! The first video features Cleapatra, who is 12 years old and already an accomplished tanguera. She has some AMAZING moves in this performance at the Lesvos Tango Meeting 2011, Greece. The follower in the second video is Violetta Kasmi and she's only eleven! I wish I danced half as well as these girls.

Their partner (and teacher) is Panayiotis Papadellis.

2011 San Diego New Year's Eve Tango Festival

2012-01-10T00:00:00.000-08:00

Below are videos from the 2011 San Diego New Year's Eve Tango Festival, including performances by Homer and Christina Ladas, Rebecca Rorick-Smith and Eric Lindgren, and Brian Nguyen and Yuliana Basmajyan.

Diego Di Falco and Carolina Zokalski in Princeton

2012-01-09T06:30:00.000-08:00

Here's a wonderful, high-energy performance by Diego Di Falco and Carolina Zokalski. It's a Gancho Extravaganza!

Ariadna Naveira and Fernando Sanchez in Istanbul

2012-01-07T00:00:00.000-08:00

I love this fun, playful performance to non-traditional music by Ariadna Naveira and Fernando Sanchez.

Karina Colmeiro and Horacio Godoy at Tango Amadeus 2011

2012-01-06T00:00:00.000-08:00

Sweet 'n' saucy! And talk about control. Check out Karina's leg action beginning at around 1:30.

Alejandra Mantinan and Aoniken Quiroga

2012-01-05T00:00:00.000-08:00

I couldn't begin the new year without sharing some Aoniken Quiroga and Alejandra Mantinan! Here they are doing the most beautiful chacarera I've ever seen:

Virginia Uva and Cesar Agazzi in Kerallic

2012-01-04T10:24:00.000-08:00

Very nice footage here by Virginia Uva and Cesar Agazzi at the Kerallic Tango Festival 2011, France.

María José Sosa and Leo Sardella in New York

2012-01-03T16:26:00.000-08:00

I love the playfulness in this milonga performance by María José Sosa and Leo Sardella. Check out Leo's footwork beginning at 1:23.

R.I.P. Andrea Misse

2012-01-02T19:16:00.000-08:00

Tragically, we have lost another maestra. Andrea Misse died in a car accident today in Argentina.

Here she is performing with Javier Rodriguez in the Seoul Tango Festival 2010:

And here's a more recent performance in Santiago de Chile:

Utku Kuley and Nantia Chronidou in Ankara

2011-12-29T17:55:00.000-08:00

Check out this beautiful vals by Utku Kuley and Nantia Chronidou in Ankara, Turkey. Yum!

Federico Naveira and Sabrina Masso in Buenos Aires

2011-12-23T13:02:00.000-08:00

There's some beautiful dancing here by Federico Naveira and Sabrina Masso ... if you can overlook the fact that the videographer chopped off their heads most of the time.

Pablo Fontana and Svetlana Yakusheva in Great Falls, Virginia

2011-12-22T10:30:00.000-08:00

Filmed two days before he died in car accident, here is Pablo Fontana demonstrating his trademark fancy footwork with Svetlana Yakusheva:

Homer and Christina Ladas in St. Louis

2011-12-17T11:29:00.000-08:00

This is so pretty. Homer and Christina Ladas perform at the Hot Winter Tango Festival, St. Louis.

Yanina Fajar and Facundo Gallo at Club Gricel

2011-12-07T00:00:00.000-08:00

As a follower, I usually watch tango videos with an eye for the woman's role. But once in awhile a leader's dancing will be so skilled that I will find my eyes drawn to him. Such is the case with this skilled vals performance by Yanina Fajar and Facundo Gallo at Club Gricel Buenos Aires:

Maria Mondino and Ismael Ludman in Edinburgh

2011-12-06T00:00:00.000-08:00

Check out this yummy bit of nuevo tango by Maria Mondino and Ismael Ludman in Edinburgh: