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About Tango

Why Tango?

The Argentinean Tango holds a unique place in couple dancing. The body is closer, more intimate than in any other dance form, and yet the legs move faster and with more deadly accuracy than in any other dance. It is this combination of a sensual, meditative, relaxed contact in the upper body and a swift, almost martial arts-like repartee in the lower body that gives the Tango its unique identity.

As the new millennium arrives, the Tango is once again, a living art form, with Buenos Aires the epicenter of a cultural phenomenon. The tango remains essentially a popular music form, rooted in the sense of its dance;

combining melodic, lyrical beauty with its unmistakable rhythmic drive. Heady and passionate, melancholic and joyful, it is identifiably Argentinean and yet is universally accessible. The tango is as complex as its own roots and as simple as the primal impulse for two beings to move

as one.

condensed from "The Tango Lesson"

by Sally Potter

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