The French Tango, Made Easy
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- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
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- 1 / 4
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- NoS Summary - Santos Casani, Jose Leonard and the "Charleston Babies" give a lesson on the French Tango.
British Pathe synopsis: Santos Casani and Jose Lennard show how to dance the French Tango against a curtained backdrop. We see the start of the dance in C/U. Then the half-turn is demonstrated in C/U. "To simplify the Promenade I have made the steps towards you." reads the intertitle - represents Mr Casani’s voice. The link step is then demonstrated. "We were just getting on fine with Mr Casani, when a slight interruption (in Charleston language) occurred - " Suddenly Alberto and Sylvia two young pupils (8 and 10 years old respectively) come onto the stage from either side and start doing the Charleston. Santos and Jose join in. C/U of the two young dancers - Jose can be seen knocking her knees in the background. L/S of the four dancers Charlestoning away. The two youngsters take a bow. "Incidentally, if you wish to have fuller details of the Tango, drop a note to the Editor, Pathe’s Eve’s Film Review, Wardour Street, London W1 (or enquire at this Theatre.)" reads the end intertitle. - Keywords
- Music and dance; Children
- Written sources
- Kinematograph Weekly 28 April 1927 p53.
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP092 Used for synopsis
D. Gifford ‘Entertainers in British Films’ (Westport, 1998) p38.
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