Incredible. On yesterday’s (23/11/08) Strictly Come Dancing results show, professional partners Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace danced the Milonga, apparently a pre-cursor to the Argentine Tango. They danced it to Milonga de mis amores by Juan D’Arienzo, a traditional tune but it also be found on the soundtrack to the film The Tango Lesson (1997).
Archive for November, 2008
The Milonga
Monday, November 24th, 2008Dancing the way to livening up this blog
Monday, November 10th, 2008This blog has become stale, and a little dull, even to me. Train stories and socio-political goings on are all very well - and I have a lot to say about them - but I have become somewhat bored so I am going to try and start blogging about different things.
I would like to blog about dancing a bit more. I have always loved dancing but never really taken up the opportunity to do it myself since I left school and most recently I have been very taken with the BBC show, Strictly Come Dancing. One of this year’s celebrity contestants is Tom Chambers, actor. He has compelling in every dance he has performed and apart from a large amount of emphasis on his wedding during the first half of the series, has escaped much of the comment and criticism surrounding some of the other celebrities in the show.
I came across this little video of Tom Chambers recreating a Fred Astaire routine in Damsel in Distress. Tap dancing and drums. It is not worth describing, just watch it! Tom Chambers brings the classic charm and showbiz of the 1930s into the 21st century. How refreshing.