* Because, live music by Osvaldo Pugliese!
(Photo: Dancing at Luna Park, 1940.
From historialunapark.com)
(Photo: Dancing at Luna Park, 1940.
From historialunapark.com)
El Mundo, 13 October 1944
TODAY -- LUNA PARK
Sensational Hit
2nd Meeting
ARGENTINE DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Sponsored by the magazine "Dancing"
Típica: OSVALDO PUGLIESE
Jazz: EUGENIO NOBILE
Típica: REINOL
and a great singer ROBERTO QUIROGA
*200 PRIZES*
(Logo: They record on Odeon Records)
Entrance fees: $1.50, $1-, 0.70 — Registration and entrance free to the participants
[13 October 1944]
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Editor's note: To be perfectly honest, we don't know whether Don Osvaldo's orchestra played for the dance contest or not, although that is certainly one possible interpretation of this ad. It's certainly an interesting idea to ponder....
Fascinating! It's likely that Pugliese's orchestra played for the audience, and probably dancers who attended.
Mario Alan ("Alito" born May 13,1929) Candamil once told me that he signed up for a tango competition in Luna Park. When he heard that his friend Juan Carlos Copes (born May 31,1930) was also registered, Alito changed to the jazz category and didn't compete against a friend. Copes won the tango competition.
I'd like to ask the young competitors of the World Tango Championship about the history of tango competitions in Luna Park. Most probably have no idea that there were dance competitions held in Luna Park in the 1940s on.
Jantango
Buenos Aires
Posted by: D | 09/21/2015 at 09:32 AM
Nice comment. Thanks, Jan!
Posted by: Michael | 09/21/2015 at 06:39 PM