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May 25, 2006

Ricardo Vidort RIP - 1929-2006

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Ricardo Vidort was a lifelong tango dancer from Buenos Aires, so-called "milonguero," one of the few of his milieu to travel to Europe and the U.S. in recent years to teach. He died of cancer Sunday, May 21, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

I never met him, but I spent a lot of time lately studying these videos (taken by James Freed, Tango Video Project) of Ricardo Vidort dancing to "Poema" and "Charamusca" at last year's Denver Memorial Day Festival (May 2005). The images above are taken from the "Poema" video.

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May 12, 2006

Bif Naked - Tango Shoes

This song by Canadian punk popster Bif Naked is no tango, but it has great lyrics and a cool tune, and takes its theme from one of the most important things about tango - women's shoes!


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"Tango Shoes" Lyrics

When we're together,
I am alone.
I dawdle down the street, shuffle my feet,
don't wanna go home.

There's an antique store.
I go inside.
All I got on me,
is only twenty bucks and my pride.
(That's when I see them!)

My new tango shoes,
They are my treasure! They're so cool!
My new tango shoes,
They are my ticket! My tools!
My new tango shoes,
they're gonna help me dance away from you!
My new tango shoes!

Like Cinderella, I am transformed.
Suddenly I'm taller
you're smaller
I am reborn!
With new courage,
I go downtown.
To find you sitting at a table,
girls all around.
(and they see my...)

My new tango shoes,
They are my treasure! They're so cool!
My new tango shoes,
They are my ticket! My tools! My new tango shoes,
they're gonna help me dance away from you!
My new tango shoes!

...see my sexy metamorphosis
right before your angry eyes...
I stick a red rose in between my lips,
turn on my heel,
dance out of your life!

You told me you love me.
That was untrue.
Now that we're over,
this dance is for you.
(Tango!)

My new tango shoes,
They are my treasure! They're so cool!
My new tango shoes,
They are my ticket! My tools!
My new tango shoes,
they're gonna help me dance away from you!
My new tango shoes!

LInks

  • Amazon: "Essentially Naked" Includes interesting customer reviews.

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    May 02, 2006

    Antonio Banderas in "Take The Lead"

    ANTONIO BANDERAS TANGOS IN TAKE THE LEAD
    ANS Entertainment News
    1 min 29 sec - May 1, 2006
    www.artisannews.com

    Antonio Banderas stars in Take The Lead modeled after ballroom dance teacher Pierre Dulaine who brought his program to inner city schools giving kids confidence by teaching them how to waltz, cha cha and do the tango.

    "I have a facility for physicality and physical things in a certain way. I will never be a great dancer but after dancing with Chita Rivera for 228 performances on Broadway I may dare to just play a tango in the movie. In movies you can do that actually but if you go into theater you have to be more careful because its real time. What you see is what it is. There's no where to hide behind anything, you know."


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