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August is Tango month in Buenos Aires because we have the annual Buenos Aires Tango Festival which takes up most of the month, and also the world recognized Tango dancing competition, Mundial de Baile 2011, which attracts hundreds of tango dancers from all around the world to come to Buenos Aires to compete [...] After spending several months in Argentina, I’m embarrassed to admit that I had my first real encounter with tango just last week. Yes, I had seen bits and pieces of tango — I had passed by a group class performing in a square in San Telmo, paused to watch dancers putting on an impromptu show in Plaza [...] I was born in the city where tango was born. I lived there until I finished my studies. I left Buenos Aires for a couple of years, partly pushed by my own desires of travelling and experiencing the world… I came to Europe looking for new opportunities and the idea to develop my career. Here I [...] Each Sunday in Buenos Aires, the San Telmo feria spans a nearly mile-long stretch of Calle Defensa, beginning at the iconic Plaza de Mayo and culminating in an antiques flea market at Plaza Dorrego. Vendors pack the cobbled streets of Defensa and crowds of tourists and Argentines browse through the goods, picking up items here [...] When one talks about dancing in the context of Argentina or Buenos Aires, it’d usually be about tango. The dance culture in Buenos Aires, however, is definitely not just that. There are many talented and creative Argentine dancers and artists who experiment and explore the beauty of body movements other than the traditional. In order [...] It seems that there is always a festival of some sort occurring in Buenos Aires. Currently the city government is sponsoring the summer festival La Ciudad Al Aire Libre – Cultura para Respirar. Throughout January and February there are over 100 free activities, concerts and shows presented throughout Buenos Aires. It is the perfect way to [...] Being British, means that I have something in my genes which makes me go into some kind of spasm whenever I hear music as I attempt to impress people with my ‘moves’. Based on this life long struggle with rhythm, I thought I would take my first tango class in Buenos Aires and it really [...] The passion for Tango in Buenos Aires has increased year after year and so has its followers, not only in Argentina but also in the world over. The growth of Tango in all its expressions has resulted in the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) declaring Tango an intangible part of the cultural [...] Last Saturday night, there was an outdoor tango event called La Gran Milonga Nacional. This is a celebration of our beloved Tango culture, which is held every year taking over a good stretch of Avenida de Mayo with live orchestras and outdoor milongas (tango dancing). Since I haven’t gone to a tango event for quite [...] |
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