On Saturday, the organizers of Conexión #QueerTango Festival said they wanted to give the Filipeli twins a challenge this year. They danced with a third man, Leonardo Sardella.
For context, the twins took third place in the 2019 Tango World Championship, the highest two men have ever placed; trying to give them a challenge is justified!
In the first song that had all three, they danced as though jealously fighting over each other.
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Nicolás spins Leonardo in a calesita (weight on right foot, left leg extended), but with him effectively squatting so his left leg is straight out. Nicolás is walking backward around Leonardo to create the effect. Germán jumps over Leonardo’s leg when it nears him, as if it were a jump rope.
Leonardo, who had been leading Nicolás, lets go of him as Germán reaches out a hand for him. The twins are now wearing grey blazers.
The twins rotate clockwise. In this moment, Nicolás has just slid his right hand off of German’s back and Germán’s left hand reaches for it, so that Germán can begin to lead.
Their backs to the camera, the twins each hold one of Leonardo’s hands. His weight is on his bent left leg, and his right leg is kicked out far behind him.
Germán leads Leonardo to kick backwards between Nicolás’s open legs. Nicolás faces away from the camera, and Germán faces toward it. Leonardo is facing right, according to the camera. Nicolás is taking a step forward (away from the camera) with his right foot as Leonardo’s right foot passes between his legs.
After hurriedly dancing to the far end of the dance floor, as though running from Leonardo, Nicolás puts out a hand, his expression pleading Leonardo not to steal Germán away from him.
Twin brothers Nicolás & Germán Filipeli dance with Leonardo Sardella between them. Germán is leading. All three men have short dark hair and beards. The twins are wearing maroon blazers and black pants. Leonardo is wearing a black shirt, black and silver plaid waistcoat, and silver pants. Nicolás looks serious. Leonardo is grinning.