Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires: City Where Passion is in Fashion--the Dramatic and Seductive TANGO . . . . . .

TANGO is a state of mind. Tango is mesmerizing when executed explicitly. Tango is Al Pacino in "Scent of a Woman". Tango is a means of escape. Tango is very Buenos Aires. 

One cannot travel twelve hours to Buenos Aires and not Tango. I had been anxiously awaiting my Tango lesson for several weeks. So, ladies and gentlemen, to the side are photos of my stunning Tango teachers. They do move quickly as well as abruptly which I was unable to capture in time with my camera. But, I think you can get the idea. And, yes, I got to dance with that guy; and yes, I was nervous.

The Tango certainly has its place in the economy of Argentina: Tango shoes, costumes, clubs, shows, musicians, teachers. It is taken very seriously.

After the lesson it was on to the theatre and the  Tango show. As I watched the dancers. I couldn't help but think of the saying, "Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did only backwards and in high heels!"

Just so you know, no one danced with a rose between their teeth!