We have been treated to some rather mediocre Tango Romanticas so far during the Challenger season, so while we wait for the GP, I thought it might be fun to look at some of the great Tango Romanticas of the past!
The basis of the dance was the gold medal winning OSP of Ludmilla Pakhomova & Alexander Gorshkov at the 1976 Olympics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YALmp4pIawI
Here is the ISU documentation and step chart for the dance:
https://www.ice-dance.com/site/reference/pattern-dance-descriptions-patterns/tango-romantica/
If you want to know what the character of this dance was originally envisioned to be, watch the video!
Here is the step chart:
https://www.ice-dance.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/TangoRomantica.pdf
The key points being graded currently are documented in ISU Communication 2148 (revised) on page 6:
https://www.isu.org/communications/16863-isu-communication-2148/file
The basis of the dance was the gold medal winning OSP of Ludmilla Pakhomova & Alexander Gorshkov at the 1976 Olympics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YALmp4pIawI
Here is the ISU documentation and step chart for the dance:
https://www.ice-dance.com/site/reference/pattern-dance-descriptions-patterns/tango-romantica/
“This is a romantic sinuous dance which expresses the soft, lyrical interpretive characteristics of the Tango. It must be skated with deep edges. Foot and body movements must be deliberate and convey a sense of dignity approaching arrogance. Very erect carriage, precise timing, and continuous flow must be maintained. The difficulty of the steps should not be revealed in awkward or stressed upper body positions. Finally, coordination of free leg movements is essential to avoid a tangled, confused effect
If you want to know what the character of this dance was originally envisioned to be, watch the video!
Here is the step chart:
https://www.ice-dance.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/TangoRomantica.pdf
The key points being graded currently are documented in ISU Communication 2148 (revised) on page 6:
https://www.isu.org/communications/16863-isu-communication-2148/file
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