4602  Argentine Tango on "Dancing with the Stars"

Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:25 +0100 (BST)
From: "Chris, UK" <tl2@chrisjj.com>
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Argentine Tango on "Dancing with the Stars"
Cc: tl2@chrisjj.com

Michael wrote:

> I thought this would be a wonderful introduction for viewers not
> familar. What a DISAPPOINTMENT!! The music wasn't Argentine. It was
> something out of ballroom. ... was it tango?? Not to me.

Count yourself lucky, US. ;) The UK's show Strictly Dance Fever chose one
Argentine piece - a slow tango by Hugo Di?z, Milonga Triste - but then had
the competitors dancing milonga to it. The result has to be seen to be
believed:

www.bbc.co.uk/strictlydancefever/dancefever/news/2005/05/22/19480.shtml

Chris

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*Subject:* [Tango-L] Argentine Tango on "Dancing with the Stars"
*From:* "Michael" <tangomaniac@cavtel.net>
*CC:* tangomaniac@cavtel.net
*Date:* Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:47:36 -1200

At least that's what Tom Bergeron said. I thought this would
be a wonderful introduction for viewers not familar. What a
DISAPPOINTMENT!! The music wasn't Argentine. It was
something out of ballroom. There was very little embracing.
There were a lot of splits, jumps, and lifts. They were
executed well, but was it tango?? Not to me.

Michael Ditkoff
Disappointed in Washington, DC

I'd rather be dancing Argentine Tango