Category Archive: couples dancing

Argentina on a London stage

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German Cornejo’s Wild Tango at The Peacock Theatre in London: Same sex couples dancing a modern take on tango on stage.

Delphine Dartus in “Amor” in Norwich. She holds a guitar like a true rock star. Her right leg is lifted and she bends backwards to the music. The guitar emits a firework. In the background is a sofa and a lamp that set the scene in a living room.

Bilbobasso: Amor at the Norwich Light Festival 2020

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Explosive and fire-loaded satirical view of marriage, at the Norwich Love Light Festival 2020 by the French Compagnie Bilbobasso.

Sadler's Wells Sampled 2020

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The Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London started the new year with a dance taster festival: Sadler’s Wells Sampled took place on 31st January and 1st February at the theatre.

Sadler’s Wells Sampled 2020

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The Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London started the new year with a dance taster festival: Sadler’s Wells Sampled took place on 31st January and 1st February at the theatre.

Alan Mitchell and Katrin Vaga at the Fire and Flame Ball, 2013

tango face

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I’ve often heard the phrase ‘tango face’ and believe it to be one of those phrases that mean different things to different people. If a regular European social tango dancer was to use… Continue reading →

Graciela Gamba and Diego Converti at the Fire and Flame Ball, (c) Carole Edrich 2013

Fire and Flame Audience watch Graciela and Diego

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It’s taking ages to upload the processed images from the Paris Tango Fire and Flame Ball, so while I’m waiting I thought I’d post a couple of images taken from a different perspective… Continue reading →

Electro tango performers at Gaucho Picadilly, (c) Carole Edrich 2013

Electrotango lift and turn

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Neither of these images are of a style I’d normally go for since they’re less likely to sell to magazines, but I was looking for very different effects when I took them. In… Continue reading →

Electric tango at the Gaucho Grill, (c) Carole Edrich 2013

Intensity in Performance

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Last night we were treated to an absolutely delicious Gaucho meal to promote their ‘underground dance night’ – an electro tango performance on the top floor with special cocktails as well as the… Continue reading →

Couple at rest at the Fire and Flame Tango Ball, (c) Carole Edrich 2013

Loud messages, still bodies

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What most fascinated me on Saturday evening’s Fire and Flame Ball was how people behaved while waiting to dance. It didn’t matter whether they were waiting for the end of a tanda, for… Continue reading →

Dancers at the Stags Head in Dalston, (c) Carole Edrich 2013

Lindy Hop at the Stag’s Head

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Shooting New Year’s Day’s Vintage Jive and Lindy Hop was special because of everyone’s evident enjoyment. Not for these people the serene half-smiles of the tango dancer, the seriousness sometimes bordering on aggression… Continue reading →