These videos and movie clips are individually shown on various pages of the Big Bands Database Plus website. They are gathered together here for the convenience of our visitors.

Visitors to this site may also wish to peruse our 'Tango History' page, and our Tango Dance page.

    VIDEO: "Tango Lesson 1"   (film clip: luzdecordoba )

    VIDEO: "Tango Lesson 2"   (film clip: luzdecordoba )

    VIDEO: "Tango Lesson 3"   (film clip: luzdecordoba )

    VIDEO: "Tango Lesson 4"   (film clip: luzdecordoba )

    VIDEO: "Tango Lesson 5"   (film clip: luzdecordoba )

    VIDEO: "Tango Lesson 6"   (film clip: luzdecordoba )

    VIDEO: "Tango Lesson 7"   (film clip: luzdecordoba )

    VIDEO: "Tango Lesson 8"   (film clip: luzdecordoba )

    VIDEO: "Tango Lesson 9"   (film clip: luzdecordoba )

    VIDEO: "Tango Lesson 10"   (film clip: luzdecordoba )

    VIDEO: "Tango Lesson 11"   (film clip: luzdecordoba )

    VIDEO: "Tango Lesson 12"   (film clip: luzdecordoba )

    VIDEO: "Recuerdo"    ("Memory"). A Tango.composed by Osvaldo Pugliese, and danced here in the beautiful 'Villa Urquiza Style' A Milonga improvisation at La Viruta in Buenos Aires. Danced by Jorge Dispari y Maria la turca del Carmen. (film clip: neymelo )

    VIDEO: "Ella es As"   ("Ella Is As She Is"), A 'Villa Urquiza Style' Tango. Milonga improvisation at La Viruta in Buenos Aires. Danced by Jorge Dispari y Maria la turca del Carmen. (film clip: neymelo )

    VIDEO: "Color Cielo"   ("Sky Color") A 'Villa Urquiza' Style Tango.danced by Jorge Dispari y Maria la turca del Carmen. Music composed by D'Arienzo Con Labord. Improvisation at La Viruta in Buenos Aires. (film clip: neymelo )

Known for having one of the best "caminatas" (walks) in Tango today and a master of enrosques, agujas, and lapices, Jorge is also one of the few teachers of the Villa Urquiza style of Tango. This is the style made famous in the milongas at Club Sin Rumbo and Sunderland. Marita -"La Turca"- has a unique musicality and is precise in her use of adornments. They both learned from Gerardo Portalea, "El Turco" Jose, "Milonguita", Carlos Estevez "Petroleo", "Cachito" Montegaza, "Finito", Jose Lampazo, and Alberto Villarrazo; the original dancers who developed the Villa Urquiza style of Tango.

As teachers, Jorge and Maria have a superb talent for pointing out the little details that add elegance to a Tango dancer's dance. Being milongueros all their lives and having seen and learned from the founders of the Villa Urquiza style, they have an uncompromising view of the Tango aesthetic and musicality that is invaluable. They have taught many of the young Tango stars of today. Their daughters Geraldine Rojas (24) and Samantha Dispari (14) are already recognized as two of the best Tango dancers in the world. Jorge & Maria have also taught Javier Rodriguez, Sebastian Arce, and Andres Laza Moreno, to name a few)
They teach all over Europe and are based in Buenos Aires. They can be reached at jorgeylaturca@hotmail.com

These 3 videos are courtesy of Ney Melo
Ney Melo and Jennifer Bratt dance an elegant style of social Tango which is rooted in the traditions of the neighborhood of Villa Urquiza in Buenos Aires. Ney and Jennifer have recently taught and performed in Romania, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia as well as extensively all over North America. Together they organize 2 annual tours to Buenos Aires for dancers (where they live for 4 months of the year).
For more information: info@neymelo.com,   Tel: 1.646.467.1167   New York City/Buenos Aires

Here are a few video clips from the Sony Pictures Corporation release of the film 'The Tango Lesson', starring Sally Potter and Pablo Veron.

    Sally and Pablo Dancing in the rain  

     Sally and Pablo Dance in Tunnel By Water  

    Sally Tangos with 3 men  

    Pablo Veron dancing with partner  

    VIDEO: "LiberTango"   played by the Trio Garufa. (film clip: JamonTaro ) Trio Garufa of the San Francisco tango scene. 2003 music video featuring many San Francisco dancers and Luciana Valle, Mariana Dragone, Alex Krebs. Also Glenn Corteza, Homer Ladas, and Mayumi Morrow. Musicians are Guillermo Garcia, Adrian Jost, Ashley Adams, and John Eckstrom. See http://www.triogarufa.com/ and buy the CD at CDBaby.com

    VIDEO: "Tango-Waltz"  , regretfully, the dancer's names are unknown. (film clip: babaz )

    VIDEO: "Villa Urquiza Style Tango"   (film clip: neymelo ) JAVIER & GERALDINE demonstrating Villa Urquiza Style Tango with the steps they taught in the class. One of the most influential couples in Argentine tango history. After 10 years, they broke up in early 2005.

    VIDEO: "Tango Show at La Viruta (Bs. As.)"   "Apilado" position in Tango dancing. A nice example by Carlos Gavito, a true milonguero, of the "Apilado" position in Tango dancing. (film clip: Kakosh )

    VIDEO: "Tango Pugliese"   Another video showning Gavito dancing in the "Apilado" Tango style. (We have edited the video to correct the 'Aspect Ratio'). (film clip: magnolia2006 )

    VIDEO: "Milongo and Fire"   Tango Orilliero style, danced by Miriam Larici and Hugo Patyn. (film clip: Swango1 )

    VIDEO: "TangoVals"   (film clip: amfuente ) a Tango Vals danced by Miriam Larici & Hugo Patyn in Dallas, TX. 3/10/07

     VIDEO: "A Media Luz"   Libertad Lamarque singing. (film clip:HAranguiz )

     VIDEO: "Cancion de Cuna"   Libertad Lamarque singing. (film clip: HAranguiz )

     VIDEO: "El Choclo"  Libertad Lamarque singing. (film clip: HAranguiz)

  VIDEO: "Volver"  Libertad Lamarque singing. (film clip:HAranguiz)

     VIDEO: "Sin Palabras"   (film clip: elvio07 )

     VIDEO: "Nostalgia"  Libertad Lamarque singing in her later years. Still beautiful with a beautiful voice. (film clip:HAranguiz )

     VIDEO: "Nostalgia"   Valeria Lynch singing. A clip from the film "Tango Bar" (film clip: HAranguiz )

    VIDEO: "La Cancion De Buenos Aires"   Azucena Maizani singing. (film clip: HAranguiz )

    VIDEO: "La Cancion De Buenos Aires"   Alberto Castillo singing. (film clip: HAranguiz )

    VIDEO: "Buenos Aires Mi Tierra Querida"  Alberto Castillo singing in 1951 (film clip: elvio07 )

    VIDEO: "Yo Soy Asi P'Al Amor"  Tita Morello singing. Orquesta de Fransisco Canaro. A very short moment of Francisco Canaro playing his violin at the very end of the clip. Del Film: "TANGO" (film clip: elvio07 )

    VIDEO: "La Cantina"  Annibal Troilo Orch., Jorge Casal singing. Del Film : "VIDAS NOCTURNAS" (film clip: elvio07)

    VIDEO: "Sentimiento Gaucho"  Ada Falcon singing .(We regret the bad background noise, but the clip has important historical value.) (film clip: HAranguiz )

    VIDEO: "Se Dice De Mi"   Tita Morello, -yes much later in her career, but a nice close up of Tita, and her lovely voice. Escena de la pelicula Mercado de Abasto de 1954 (film clip: Gummfan )

    VIDEO: "El Choclo"   Tita Morello singing. (film clip: elvio07 )

    VIDEO: "Carmencita Caldérón and "El Cachafaz""   Carmencita Caldéerón (Feb 10, 1905-Oct 31, 2005). "El Cachafaz" (Feb 14, 1885--Feb 7, 1942) From the movie 'TANGO' (1933) (film clip: neymelo )

    VIDEO: "When Orchids Bloom In The Moonlight"   sung here by Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees. This wonderful American Tango was composed by Vincent Youmans for the movie "Flying Down To Rio" and is distinguished by its melodramatic, majestic tone. Recorded in 1933. (film clip: 240252 )

    VIDEO: "Swing It!"  Lupe Velez ("The Mexican Spitfire"), and Max Steiner (conducting) Swing It! (film clip: GoodOldDays )