Tango Your Life

my favoutite Tango film out of 75 tango dvds that i own
Oh wow - 'scuse the passion - but this is THE GREATEST TANGO FILM in 25 YEARS! Chan Park is the creator of Tango Zen, a one-time resident of Bs.As. This very touching documentary about the last of the Porteño Tangueri is a MUST SEE! I love my tango dvds collection (over 75 dvds on tango) but this surpasses all the others. 'Scuse the over-used hyperbole but it IS this simple; if you want the secret, buy this! Yes, I know, sorry ... that is so over-used and abused, the idea that there are secrets and you can "buy" them but this films demonstrates the 'secrets' quite freely and happily - you see it shows real tango dancers from just before the xerox-tango age (now), from whom the first generation of xerox-tango teachers borrowed everything they knew (and there's plenty more they forgot/ ignored). If you have only enough money for one tango dvd buy this - it's as instructional (in ways you would never be taught until you'd paid your last dime) as the best of the rest, yet also...

The spirit of tango
"Tango Your Life"

I had the opportunity recently to view Chan Park's new film, Tango Your Life. As a person who teaches a class about tango, at my university, I am always looking for good documentaries to show my students. This is one that I will buy as soon as it becomes available.

The film allows dancers to tell their stories, not about how they came to tango but what it means to them. Chan thus addresses the appeal of tango, that for those who love tango, the dance is a way to live and live fully. To explore this perspective, Chan Park presents separate sections that capture different significant elements of the dance. He includes clips from interviews with dancers from Buenos Aires and around the world and scenes from milongas and beautiful images of the city. The various commentary, dance montages, and images capture the spirit of this beautiful and additive dance. The section on the cabeceo is one of the best explanations of this uniquely Argentine means of...

The Essence of Argentine Tango
Tango Your Life captured the essence of Argentine Tango. The special quotes used in the subheadings of the film embellished the essence of the documentary. The faces of the people dancing tango vis a vis expressions of the Buddha added to the film's artistry as tango is a meditative experience. The film-maker touched the true meaning of Argentine Tango. The film is a not miss for every beginning and experienced student of the dance

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