TANGO IN THE CITY.New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. is filled with clubs, restaurants, and studios where exquisite dancing occurs without fanfare. Once a week, the normally sedate midtown Italian restaurant II Campanello becomes a hothouse hothouse: see greenhouse. for tango aficionados. Paul Pellicoro (who taught smooth moves to Al Pacino in the feature film Scent of a Woman and Robert De Niro Noun 1. Robert De Niro - United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) De Niro in Flawless) and his partner Eleny Fotinos perform sizzling tango to a live orchestra every Thursday night. The choreography is exhilarating and flashy and the dancers are dramatic, passionate, and possessive. They are aptly accompanied by the soulful lyrics of the songs they dance to. Chic beauties in slit skirts lean into their partners' chests, balancing precariously on stiletto heels. Handsome men weave women backward through a sea of couples. Elegant retirees from Montevideo and Buenos Aires glide flawlessly around the room, with nonchalance suggesting years of dancing together. Although watching it can be a revelation, tango is one of those dances that is truly meant for the participant. There are more and more places in New York These lists of current cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of New York. They also include information on the number and names of counties in which the places lie and their lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable. to learn the sensuous, subtle steps of the Argentine export, along with the tricky business of leading and following. Although II Campanello doesn't offer classes, many clubs and schools do, including Pellicoro's DanceSport, Sandra Cameron Dance Center, and Stepping Out. In November, the 92nd Street Y will resume its tango parties, with live music, on the first Saturday of every month. Workshops in Argentine tango--as opposed to American Ballroom tango--are popping up all over the country. Despite complicated footwork, codified cod·i·fy tr.v. cod·i·fied, cod·i·fy·ing, cod·i·fies 1. To reduce to a code: codify laws. 2. To arrange or systematize. moves, and clear nomenclature, tango still leaves plenty of room for improvisation. A physical conversation between two dancers, tango is sometimes so intimate that it can make a casual observer feel like a voyeur voy·eur n. 1. A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point. 2. An obsessive observer of sordid or sensational subjects. . |
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