for those wary of clicking on links you can view it here: [yt]G4_zmK2l3hY[/yt] an advantage to clicking on the link is that it also gives you the transcript.
Semifinalists for Tango World Cup 2012 - Salon The qualifying rounds were held this week on Monday and Tuesday. The semifinal rounds will be held on Friday, August 24. Here is the list of semifinalists in tango salon in the qualifying rounds. http://www.2xtango.com/lista-de-los-semifinalistas-del-mundial-de-tango-salon-2012/ The champions from national and international competitions also compete on Friday.
Representing USA West Coast: From Los Angeles, California couple #402 Brian Nguyen & Yuliana Basmajyan East Coast: From "The city so nice they named it twice" New York, New York couple #274 Ivan Terrazas & Sara Grdan U! S! A! U! S! A! (In Olympics chanting mode)
Both couples from the USA mentioned in the previous post made it to the finals at Luna Park. I will post the television channel's link when I know which one will broadcast live on Monday evening at 8:00pm.
Salon tango finalists 2012 They began with 342 couples in the qualifying round. That number was reduced to 92 for the semifinals plus the champions of national and international competitions. Only 38 of those will perform on Monday at Luna Park before an audience of 10,000+. http://www.2xtango.com/los-finalistas-del-mundial-de-tango-salon-2012/?lang=en I've been posting about the festival and championship on my blog.
New York is in the house couple #274 Sara Grdan (dark dress, red hair) & Ivan Terrazas (blue suit) are at the far left side of the screen as the video begins. [yt]pSkeGwX2eIA[/yt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSkeGwX2eIA&feature=g-all-u Go Sara! Go Ivan! Go Sara! Go Ivan!
Time correction for the World Cup finals They begin at 7:00pm on Monday and Tuesday. Find the time here http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ for your city. Check this channel www.tn.com.ar/envivo/24hs for the live broadcast. I don't know which television channel will broadcast this year until it happens.
Jorge & Ana - Colombia Ana Zoraida Gomez & Jorge Andres Padilla Mayo of Colombia perform stage tango: Tango Escenario [yt]lv6j9KAsHCo[/yt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv6j9KAsHCo&feature=plcp and dance salon tango: [yt]rgLj20ms6Hs[/yt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgLj20ms6Hs&feature=plcp
Giampiero & Francesca - Italy Francesca del Buono & Giampiero Cantone of Italy perform Stage Tango: Tango Escenario [yt]dAL5P5y3Fb0[/yt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAL5P5y3Fb0&feature=player_embedded
Watch the finals via internet Don't miss the finals of the salon championships. I saw them warming up on stage during the last hour on Canal TN, so it's a good possibility the same channel will broadcast from Luna Park. www.tn.com.ar/envivo/24hs and enjoy the show. Stage finals tomorrow with all years previous champions on stage with Maria Nieves.
A Russian couple made the top five in salon The results of the Tango de salon championships 2012 http://www.2xtango.com/campeones-de...ez-palavecino-y-paola-florencia-sanz/?lang=en The couple who won the city championships in May placed second. TN, a news channel, did not broadcast live from Luna Park.
Stage Tango - Artem Mayorov & Yulia Osina Yulia Osina & Artem Mayorov of Russia did not get past the qualifying rounds despite this performance of Stage Tango: Tango Escenario [yt]OmyaDHCSd3k[/yt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmyaDHCSd3k
Salon Champs 2008, 2009, 2011 Past years World Campions of Tango Salon; Hiroshi & Kyoko Yamao (2009), Diego Julian Benavidez Hernandez & Natasha Agudelo Arboleda (2011) and Daniel Nacucchio & Cristina Sosa - winners of World Tango Championship (Tango Salon), Metropolitan Tango Championship (Tango Salon), Metropolitan Tango Championship (Milonga) and the Japan Open (Tango Salon) in 2008, dance to Carlos Di Sarli's "Comme Il Faut" at the practica hosted by Carlos Perez & Rosa in Villa Urquiza's Sunderland Club [yt]0BZrO5uLb50[/yt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BZrO5uLb50
<Mumble, muble. Why does everyone start Di Sarli dancing with a "look how smoothly I can dance a parallel walk" bit?>
World Champion Tango Salon 2012 finalists 2012 World Champion Tango Salon Round 1 Finalists dance to Carlos Di Sarli "Ensuenos", Osvaldo Fresedo with Ricardo Ruiz "Vamos Corazon", and Ricardo Tanturi "Comparsa Criolla" [yt]Z6c271mVWiA[/yt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6c271mVWiA
Tango Salon 2012 - Final competition Paola Florencia & Facundo de la Cruz Gómez Palavecino are among the dancers in the final competition dancing to Anibal Troilo "Pa Que Bailen Los Muchachos" [yt]f6rL-IERxo0[/yt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6rL-IERxo0
World Champions - Tango Salon 2012 Facundo de la Cruz Gómez Palavecino y Paola Florencia Sanz of Buenos Aires, Argentina are awarded as 2012 World Champions & dance to Juan D'Arienzo's "El Puntazo" [yt]tcCWurFXXOA[/yt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcCWurFXXOA&feature=g-all-u
