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German Cornejo & Gisela Galeassi. Photo: Fuentes/Fernandez. German Cornejo & Gisela Galeassi are an Argentine tango dance duo. They have been dancing together since early 2011, currently dancing for German Cornejo's Dance Company [1] [2] (GCDC), performing as lead dancers for the company. , [3] Gisela and German won the title of World Tango Champions in 2003 and 2005, respectively, at the ...
Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay.The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries from a combination of Argentine Milonga, Spanish-Cuban Habanera, and Uruguayan Candombe celebrations. [1]
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St. Louis journalist Marguerite Martyn sketched Irene and Vernon Castle dancing the maxixe in 1914.. The maxixe (Portuguese pronunciation:), occasionally known as the Brazilian tango, is a dance, with its accompanying music (often played as a subgenre of choro), that originated in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro in 1868, at about the same time as the tango was developing in neighbouring ...
Translated lyrics at planet-tango.com; Translated lyrics at tanguito.co.uk; Video version sung by Nelly Omar, with translated lyrics. Video version (at 1:23:40) sung by Roberto Goyeneche for the film Sur, shot mostly in Barracas; A scene featuring old cafe "Sur" in Barracas, showing some of the ambience (with the tango "La última curda" by ...
Ballroom tango is a ballroom dance that branched away from its original Argentine roots by allowing European, American, Hollywood, and competitive influences into the style and execution of the dance. The present day ballroom tango is divided into two disciplines: American Style and International Style. Both styles may be found in social and ...
Chicho Frumboli, one of the most famous Argentine Tango dancers. He is best known for his improvisation skills, and is regarded as one of the founders of Tango nuevo. He usually dances in this open style but is at ease when dancing close. He performed among others with Gotan Project, Tanghetto and Narcotango.
Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne. Milonguero-style tango, also known as estilo milonguero (in Buenos Aires, known by name Estilo del centro because it originates from downtown milongas where dance floors were crowded) or apilado (piled up, stacked), is a close-embrace style of social tango dancing in which the focus is inward and the leg and arm movements are kept small. [4]