Yes, I am still alive and well. (Thanks for caring *sniff*) We don't get SsOD here because we are too cheap for cable and the local stations don't carry it. I'll try and see if the tango is on you-tube.

I think this is it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAt9VR0hy5s

Beat me to it

Can you find a link to the other Argentine dances?

Still waiting for it to download (I only found the link so far for the couples dance).

The camera work is killing me.

Open letter to the Camera Crew
Dear Mr./Ms. Cameraperson,
RE: Videoing dance shows
It's about the footwork, Stupid!
I want to see the feet. Bonus if I can see the whole body dancing. I do not need to see close ups of heads and shoulders, pseudo-orgasmic faces, hands on thighs, or a camera cut to a big round light when the final run of the choreography starts.
Remember
It's about the footwork! (Stupid!) Don't make me come there and lay some serious hurt on you with my stiletto heel.
Have a nice day,
Qwertypie.

As to the dancing
It was good. I thought it was a good compromise with actual tango dancing and stage elements.
Some beautiful, precise footwork (I suspect) was missed because of the GD camera work. I really want to smack the camera crew around. 1 camera, please. I beg of you.

The lifts I weren't superhappy with (along with the crotch shots).

The Turkey Lift and Spin and Toss at the end was right out of Forever Tango. At least she wasn't thrown into a giant bandoneon like in the stage show. I don't think that move is very well executed with her butt sticking up and the end moves with her thrashing in the air like a trout were sloppy, but that is just me. (For me the beauty of Argentine Tango is when the feet are interacting with each other, you know actually dancing)

(ASIDE)
Many tango dancers have ambivilent feelings toward Forever Tango. It really helped ignite world wide interst in Argentine tango which was in danger of dying out. Unfortunately, they put in so many crowd pleasing jumps and tricks, that any hack *coughAlex DaSilvacough* can claim to be a tango choreographer and produce the schlock that is only tricks and poses with no dancing that is seen on SYTYCD. (/ASIDE)

Watch the video again, but focus on the feet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAt9VR0hy5s

Hi!
I hope this is a proper place to post..I am new here.
I was wondering if anyone knows the name of the song that the Russian duet performed to? I love it and can't get it out of my head!

Thanks!
Teresa

Waiting for Snidget to come up with a link

Like I don't let anyone else loose with the google.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3XZ30C514o is Anya and Pasha's duet. Not sure what song that is.

Knew it would be under 10 minutes!

The song may be called “Indissoluble” by Perla off the album Vol. 3- La Private Show
from http://www.puretvnet.com/tag/superstars-of-dance-music/

Even though I am a dance fanatic, I got voted down in being able to watch this in my house due to side by side and back to back SYTYCD, DWTS and SYTYDC Canada. Yup, the male continigent in the house...which is the EVERYONE else...including the damn cat...outvoted me in watching Superstars. Sigh...but it does sound like I wasn't missing much. Would have liked ot have seen Pasha..but I'll check him out on Youtube. Thanks for the links!

Tribe manga'd my mug

Dear SSOD.

Pimp the heck out of how controvertial a dance will be and NOT SHOW IT?

Really, we get a much better idea of seeing the empty stage, the musicians and the audience reaction shots about how amazing the dance is than be actually, you know, seeing the darn dance and making up our own minds?!?!?

GAH!

I mean who watches a dancing show to see, DANCING?

Um just me an most of the rest of the people watching from home.

Is this some bizzare way to make us want to get tickets. So we can actually see the dancing??? Your studio ain't big enough for all of us.

*sigh*

I'll admit I'm not watching much of this but.....
question:
where does dancing end and gymnastics start?

Yep, some of the things like the martial artists are a lot more gymnastics than dancing.

But the one couple with the costume changes? A pair of non-dancers did that a lot better on America's Got Talent a few years ago.

I think it took away a lot from the dancing.

And the one judge gave them a 3. OUCH.

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That South African judge (Simon Cowell WANNABE) just needs to leave. He just needs to shut his mouth and give his score, like the US and China judges

I thought I would pop in and see what you folks have to say about this show. I'm not surprised by the reaction here. I'm still watching, but don't know why I'm still watching.

ditto