We were very excited to visit the BBC on Wednesday to talk about tango!
David and I accompanied tango musician Julian Rowlands to talk about the relationship between tango and the music.
We met with Katie Derham, presenter of the BBC Proms and 2015 finalist of Strictly Come Dancing, who asked us many questions about tango, specifically focused on we interpret the music when we dance.
”Dance is music made visible” – said the great choreographer Balanchine. And tango in particular has a fascinating relationship with its music.
The programme will form part of a new series – “Sound Of Dance” – combining Katie’s love of dance and music on BBC Radio 3. Each week Katie will talk to different experts from the dance world, focusing on distinct genres such as ballet, classical Indian and of course Argentine tango!
In the first week, Katie will talk about Sir Frederick Ashton, the founder choreographer of the Royal Ballet. Argentine tango will make its appearance in Week 2 of the series.
“I am thrilled to be involved with this series which will introduce Radio 3 listeners to the wonder of dance through the magnificent music which accompanies it.” – Katie Derham
Sound Of Dance starts on BBC Radio 3 on 3 June with episodes every Saturday from 3pm – 4pm.
We will shortly announce when the Tango programme that we were involved in is about to be broadcast!
