Ma Ville est Tango - Masculinity
It's not just the beautiful female dancers with their high heels and
long skirts that draw the eye. The male dancers fascinate me. If you
passed them in the street, you'd not imagine they had the sensitivity to
dance with such intense sensuality. How wrong can one be! Of course
their masculinity makes the dance even more attractive. Sigh ... ------
Ce ne sont pas seulement les belles danseuses avec leurs hauts talons et leurs longues jupes qui attirent le regard. Les danseurs me fascinent. Si vous les croisez dans la rue, vous n'imaginez pas qu'ils ont une sensibilité à la danse d'une telle sensualité intense. Comme quoi, on peut se tromper! Bien sûr, leur virilité rend la danse encore plus attrayante. Soupir ...
Your dancers series is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteA fantastic collection of tango photos! You didn't dance?
ReplyDeleteI have to go back and check if the tango dancing on the Seine quays close to the Jardin des Plantes still goes on, nice summer evenings. Of wourse, we have not had so many of those yet this year.
You've really captured the intensity of the man. He is so absorbed in the dance and his partner!
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ReplyDeleteTell you what, Jilly....go to YOUTUBE and search "Tete y Silvia". Tete's gone now, but that couple- real Milongeros- raised the bar for those who tango today. Watch them....you'll love it.
ReplyDeleteJim, what a wonderful old man - died as he lived! Thanks so much for the link, Jim.
ReplyDeleteYour tango series is superb, Jilly. The facial expressions are fascinating. If I only saw this man's face, I would have expected you had a series on boxing, not dancing.
ReplyDeleteJilly, I have so enjoyed your dancing photos! What a great tradition.
ReplyDeleteJilly, that top one is simply brilliant. I'd be proud to have taken such a picture. Tango has no age limits. It only requires desire and motion.
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