Trini, Jack........... It was an incredibly difficult piece to dance to to begin... 99% of dancers should really sit for the subtleties that are in this music are very difficult to dance to, let alone do it exceptionally well.
Remember, you don't have to like their style, or their interpretation to appreciate that what they did do, was both very graceful and incredibly skillful. According to Jack, this was not inspiring, but Jack, do you move as smoothly as they do? Are you able to execute some of the most incredibly complex movements smoothly and without fault? Not that it's about you, but I also feel that to critique others, one should be at a certain level.. Are you at their level? Probably not - I don't know you, but considering every teacher in BA except for a few attend the classes of SA and MM, then they obviously have something that we all want. If any of us wanted to watch ballroom, then I don't think that we would be watching this. Clumsy? How? How exactly was it clumsy? How did they not move gracefully? How did they do it with a lack of skill? Any of it? That to me is just a blind stupid statement. Yes - I say it as I see it. I am not 'flaming' here. But if you are going to make an incredibly bold and IMHO unjust statement, then back it up. I urge any of you to try successfully and gracefully the gancho lift pianazzo at 4.20 without feeling stressed, off balance or uncomfortable....Let alone the frozen boleo leading to other 'nuevo' moves at 5.00. The control and skill for that... well, try it and then comment. I do do the above moves and very comfortably with my partner and other skilled dancers. Like the ocho cortado, they take practice and repitition to do and to do well. With reference to the tango growing - it has grown since it began and will continue to. Bertil.... I agree with you - although I'm a Chicho fan when it comes to musicality, it is incredibly hard to fault (if at all) this couple. To date, the most successful tango couple in the world. More so than any other, as you say, they dance all styles and blend them better than anyone. No overhead lifts even visible and I do do those when I do stage tango. It's a part of that genre, even Arce/Montes did in other performances when dancing stage - their versatility is beyond question.. IMO. Damian _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l