I don't know what sort of flamenco has head snaps in it, but I don't think
it is the sort danced by ordinary people in Spain. No doubt someone will set
me straight by sending me a youtube clip ;-).
Victor Bennetts
Astrid What you call the silly headsnap also exists in flamenco, one of
What you call the silly headsnap also exists in flamenco, one of the roots
of tango.
And Rudolfo Valentino lived long before there were any ballroom competitions
with judges.
Martin wrote:
what im curious about is the genesis of the silly head
snap the
public seems to associate with
Michael wrote:
The silly head snap is part of International style tango.
This style is used in competitive ballroom competitions. The
social tango style, sometimes called American, doesn't have
any head snaps. In the competitive style, the couples aren't
allowed to separate but they can in
Is it a snap or a dip? My recollection of these sorts of stylised performances
is that they have dips in them but I don't recall a snap and I have not got
youtube here to check. Head snaps in flamenco? I have never done a flamenco
lesson as such, but it's the national dance of half my family,
maybe not ... seem to remember either Jack lemmon or his partner with
the rose in mouth in Some Like It Hot, which being within the viewing
lifetimes of more dancers today than Four Forsemen, probably reinforced
the image. what im curious about is the genesis of the silly head snap
the public
On 1/9/08, Nussbaum, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
maybe not ... seem to remember either Jack lemmon or his partner with
the rose in mouth in Some Like It Hot, which being within the viewing
lifetimes of more dancers today than Four Forsemen, probably reinforced
the image. what im curious
And don't forget Gomez doing tango with a rose in his teeth in the Adam's
Family. :-)
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 11:42:30 -0600
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Subject: Re: [Tango-L] rose in mouth, singlehandedly from one film?
On 1/9/08, Nussbaum, Martin
On 1/9/08, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Martin wrote:
what im curious about is the genesis of the silly head
snap the
public seems to associate with tango...
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The silly head snap is part of International style tango.
