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Tango Romantica from the past

dorispulaski

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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/

“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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dorispulaski

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The last time the Tango Romantica was skated as a compulsory dance was in the 2009-2010 season, most notably at the Olympics.

The top 10 teams were

Domnina/Shabalin
https://www.isu.org/communications/16863-isu-communication-2148/file

Virtue/Moir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID4gV5UDHIk

Davis/White
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWRL2Xo_mbw

Belbin/Agosto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rYvfjcYYH4

Faiella/Scali
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LySymMP3Txk

Delobel/Schoenfelder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNOMwJjFwIE

Khoklova/Novitski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3QSULgBcXY

Kerr/Kerr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI-91GXBILs

Pèchelat/Bourzat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfX9fFg9TMo

Zaretsky/Zaretsky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcGd0tdMa04


The whole Olympic 2010 CD event is here!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH9wojXt6Cs
 
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dorispulaski

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dorispulaski

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She did! And I love the fan action she gets from that large flap at the wrist of her right sleeve :love:
 

Ladskater

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Yes, I remember this so well. Back in the day attention to detail was a must even for a set pattern dance. Amazing., thanks for this.
 
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