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 the ‘fun’ Category
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.
Robert Key wins FGW tickets
Thursday, July 5th, 2007During yesterday’s Commons debate, Robert Key, MP (Cons) for Salisbury contributing the following:-
Oral Answers to Questions – Wales: Train Services (4 Jul 2007)
Robert Key: The fourth prize in a recent charity auction in my
constituency was a pair of First Great Western first class return
tickets to London. I do not think that I dare travel First Great
Western, but if the Minister would like them, I will gladly give them to him.
Did he accept??
Long live Cheeserolling!
Monday, May 28th, 2007
A wonderful image of Gloucestershire cheeserolling taken by Mike Warren. During this fine annual Whitsun bank holiday tradition people from all over the world chase (roll) in pursuit of a rather large Gloucester cheeses down Coopers Hill, Gloucestershire. See more cheeserolling photos here.
News stories seem more concerned with how many people get hurt than the amazing event it is.
Google maps directions: swim
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
I have recently returned from the USA. While I was there I wanted to find out how many miles I had travelled. I duly went to Google Maps and found out: approximately 3,500 miles between Salisbury (home) and New Jersey (first port of call). What I didn’t expect were the precise directions:
12. Slight left at Portsmouth – Le Havre (111 miles)
13. Swim across the Atlantic Ocean (3,462 miles)
14. Turn left at Long Wharf…
My aristocratic title (var. peculiar)
Monday, January 15th, 2007
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My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Very Lady Tehmina the Antique of Giggleswick under Table Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title |
There are more important things to be blogging about. I will get onto these soon, she says with uncharacteristic certainty.
I am mostly Spock
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006One of the more silly things I’ve done before going to bed. I am still trying to analyse the results. Can you help?
You are Spock
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You are skilled in knowledge and logic. You believe that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.  |
Click here to take the “Which Star Trek character am I?” quiz…
Make Bush speak
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006You won’t be able to make him say anything he hasn’t already screwed up while talking. But it’s extremely good fun.
“Make the world sacrifice our fellow citizens”
“America faces a great civilisation in this conflict. Saddam Hussein is well placed to serve our country and I am the enemy with weapons of mass murder.”
“I am the danger. Trust my doctors.”