Military Argentina
Learn tango in Argentina
The tango, in fact, was so popular in Argentina that after the 1955 coup which ousted Juan Perón, the new military government in a knee-jerk reaction not only imprisoned and blacklisted many tango artists but also imposed curfews, changed tango lyrics and titles, and banned meetings of more than three people. To the wealthy members of the new regime, large numbers of tango dancers seemed suspicious, obvious cover for political agitation. After the 1983 fall of the military junta, a spectacular renaissance occurred, and today a tango fan can choose between up to three dozen
milongas a day. And that’s just in Buenos Aires.
Argentina Tango, a company that specializes in tango vacations the city where it all began, offers 3-, 4-, 5-, 7-, 10-, and 14-day tango vacations that include daily lessons, a personal practice partner, and tours of Buenos Aires’ best milongas. A milonga, in case you’re new to the addictive dance, are places where tango is danced. At a milonga, sessions typically open with classes and a few demonstrations before the first
tanda, a set of three to five dances in a row. The tandas are separated by a cortina, a musical break during which the floor is cleared and new partnerships are formed.
For the really serious student, Argentina Tango even offers a monthlong immersion course with 60 hours of lessons and 12 full hours with a personal instructor. All itineraries include a dinner and tango show, tango shoe shopping (yes, there are special shoes for tangoing), a city tour of Buenos Aires and its old dance halls, tips on milonga etiquette, and lists compiled daily with all of Buenos Aires’ best milongas.
As Ann Francois, who learned to tango with Argentina Tango, says, “One cannot separate the tango from the great city of Buenos Aires. It is the breath that moves the air, the force that grows the trees. It is the beauty of the men and the sensuality of its women. The tango is the constant music of sincerity causing strangers to bare their humanity, to pledge their love in a glance of the moment. It is the thread that sews the city together.”
Argentina Tango’s teachers are among the nation’s best, including Marcelo Varela and Analia Vega, who danced in the 1996 film
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Prices for a tango vacation in Buenos Aires—hotel, breakfasts, a dinner and tango show, transfers, and all your lessons—range from $1,130 for a three-day vacation in a three-star hotel to $3,300 for a ten-day in a five-star hotel. If you really hit your groove, you can stay for a month, which costs up to $7,760.
Evita, as well as Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa, who have danced at Carnegie Hall and have been nominated for a Tony for their choreography of the successful Broadway production Forever Tango.
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