Show at a milonga in Buenos Aires; amazing dancing by Dani Garcia and Luna Palacios. If you wish to see the rest of the dance, it is in my list of videos: "Argentine Tango/Milonga--Grand Finale" • Argentine Tango/Milong...
Beautiful, unflashy, rhythmical, connected, a real dance. I get bored of all the high kicks and ganchos you see so often, this is really about two people connecting with each other and the music. My favourite tango video.
sono i più bravi di quelli che girano su youtube......tra tutti i video....hanno moltissima classe ed eleganza in questo ballo....bravissimi-.............
este milonga es tan hermosa! tento de copiar los pasos del hombre, porque me encanta esa musica y su manera de bailer! muchas gracias! es una verdadera milonga bruja
They are in Buenos Aires. I went there to dance some years ago - best time of my life. I danced 33 hours in my first three days, barely stopping to eat. In the next weeks on Mon, Weds and Friday I would go to the Cafeteria Ideal from 3-9pm and then on Tues and Thurs I would hit La Pavadita from 2-6pm, and on Fridays I would go to Club Gricel from 10pm-1am. I used to be asked to dance by men between 50-75 years of age and never wanted for any dances - ever. It was hilarious actually, because at one point two other girls from Europe arrived (the only other two there apart from me and my friend, Michelle at the time) and they had two young dutch chaps with them. One of them stood up, bowed to me and said 'would you give a younger man a chance?'. It was all so charming and I am so pleased I experienced this moment in time. It was like a bygone era, and yet it still exists. They were flattered that a British woman had gone to the trouble to learn the danceform, and one day, when a short local man asked me to dance - he was around 60 years old - we started to riff, and really expand the dance. The music was a wonderful track called El Corazon D'oro, a waltz, which is my favourite dance. He started doing a move that took me all around the edge of the dancefloor - which I just found so dreamy there. I was completely in love with the whole place, the music and the people. As he spun me around in this wonderful swirling movement, people started making space for us, which was lovely. And then I heard one woman seated at a table lean in to her friend as we passed and say to her with great excitment in her voice 'es la inglesa, la inglesa' - it's the English woman, the English woman. I had no idea that I had become the subject of so much interest. I still dream of those days....
Gosh! Let me know when you go again - I may want to at least Tango - shadow you (with your permission of course ). Tango has been a life changer for me !! Your story is fabulous!!
Until now there were Cappussio and Flores, which I admired and adored. Now to my favorits belong also El Flaco and Luna. They are fantastic, they are marvellous. A lot of thanks of posting them.
Wonderful coordination and unison! The person that said she doesn't follow is crazy! It is much more difficult for the woman BECAUSE she is not leading. Great performance! I would love to watch you in person.
Watching this makes me want to learn how to dance like that. The fact the man is older and so accomplished and woman so gorgeous just makes it all the more wonderful. Can watch it over and over. And what great music!
Que hermozo y bello el folklore Sudamericano. Tantisima variedad y elegancia plasmada en este bayle que lo veo por primera vez Milonga ,,gracias por sacarme la venda de los ojos
Hi! Actually you are absolutely right, and to add more this performance was the 3rd performance that we did togheter on 2006 so it had not even one movement choreographed.=) That is the beauty of this dance! Thank you for all the nice words!
I keep on coming back to this video every few months or so and love it more every single time. The rhythm, connection and absolute enjoyment of the dance shine through. Thank you to the dancers
The "showy" style, with all those figures, is what we most see on TV as Argentina tango because it is the tango de escenario (show tango). The tango de salon (close embrace) and the milonga are what people usually dance in Buenos Aires at a milonga (tango night). At least that is what I saw while spending a few months there. The World Tango Championships held annually in Buenos Aires in fact has two categories, tango de salon and tango de escenario.
holy cow!!!!!! how did he do that. i have to think so much while dancing as to where to go and how to go. so fluidity. can you please upload the rest of the videos. its awesome
I love that videos of dancers made my dancers always zoom in on the feet when the couple comes close. When you see dancing on TV, they zoom in on their faces - as if we care about their make up!
I don't know how many times I've watched this piece of dancing. I love youtube and watch lots of dance & music vids here but this has to be my favourite of all. Makes me want to dance. And I'd really like to thank whoever made the video, whatever the resolution it is really well done and you can actually see the dance which is a great deal more than you can say for lots of more technically "advanced" videos. lost for words.
This is fine art, strong traditional feeling, exemplifies the culture. The Vincent/Flavia style is good for Vegas and shows, clubs, whatever...It's all a matter of preference in the end, and I'll take the finer things in life over the mundane and typical things.
I love this video. I've watched it several times. I love the special moves they put into their dance. (One is around 1:30). They continue to amaze me. I also liked the tiny, circular moves they were doing at the end of the video. Thanks for uploading this.
The place is Nino Bien, always on a Thursday night after 11pm. The dancer is Dani. He will dance with a woman over 30 provided she can follow him. I have danced with him every time I have been to Buenos Aires.
The song is Tango Negro by Juan Caceres. It's not a tango, it's more candombe, a precursor to the tango of the 40's. It also has some milonga flavor. The gentleman is Dany Garcia, one of the foremost dancers of milonga ever. Abundant talent & over 50 years of dancing every day tends to get you to that level. The woman is young, because that's how he likes it and he can dance with anyone he wants. Believe me, I have heard more than one older woman complain he won't dance with woman over 30.
It is amazing! I don't know the difference between argentine tango and milonga. This looks very much like salsa, it is so fast, but it is tango at the same time.
Así baila cualquiera.Cualquier persona que tenga la maravilla de cintura que tiene esta campeona baila lo que sea.No es ella la que lleva o mueve la cintura:Es la cintura la que la lleva a ella,tiene una cintura mágica.
going back to this again, the song will always make me think of you two's dance, because this dance introduced me to the song :P. what a fun interpretation
Jason, Vincent and Flavia have played an important role in introducing Argentine Tango to the UK, but as far as I know, they didn't earn their "World Champion" title in BA. Once dancers are at a high level, comparisons can be odious, but when it comes to milonga, Dany Garcia is still in a different league to most dancers, and when it comes to salon tango, any number of Argentine couples put them to shame.
What's amazing is that he was 70 years old when he gave this exhibition in Plaza Bohemia. His real name is Ernesto Hector Garcia; he is known as El Flaco Dany. He is the Fred Astaire of milonga con traspie.
