I think that these people are doing a dance called the "Peabody"
> From: Eva Swingo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:07:52 +0200 (CEST) > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Watch it! > > Hi, > The couple not dancing Charleston, remindes me of a strange fenomenon I have > encountered here in Sweden. It is a very rudimentary kind of Tango. > Sailers who had travelled the seven seas, including ports of Argentina and > Uruguay, brought these steps with them to Europe and Sweden, in the 1910s. > > It is the basic basic ... 1-2-3-cross. > Including the funny movement upwards as you cross. :D > > I actually learnt this step(tango) more then 14 years ago, > from a folkloristic dance society, who see the cultural value of > keeping it alive. They say the steps were noted down in the 1910-20s > And they have been keeping them alive ever since. > > Part from this basic, they have 5 more step-kombinations for variation. > Including one - outrageoussly ;-) shocking! - where the leader swirles the > lady around, kind of turns her up-side-down, head down, when one leg rises > towards the ceiling. It usually creates butterflies in your belly and a lot of > laughter. A rose in your mouth would certainly fit in there! > > This tango does not allow improvisations in the way we are used to today. > The beat is faster, like the Charlesone, fit for that era. > > I suppose that is why Ballroom tango (who must originally have originated from > this kind of travel influences?) also are danced to tango music of a > comparably > faster beat. > > Fun and charming, isn't it! ;-) > > Eva > > > >> "Igor Polk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> This is Charleston: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzC1h2XnmwY&NR=1 >> In the middle of the dancers, there is a couple dancing something slow. What >> is it they dance? >> That is my main question. >> > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Går det långsamt? Skaffa dig en snabbare bredbandsuppkoppling. > Sök och jämför hos Yahoo! Shopping. > http://shopping.yahoo.se/c-100015813-bredband.html?partnerId=96914325 > > _______________________________________________ > Tango-L mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
