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matttheboy · Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Posts: 854 Location: Valparaiso, Chile

This from the economist for anyone who's interested:

World Tango Championship

Carlos Furman

August 13th-21st 2005

The city that gave the world the tango plays host to some of the world's best practitioners of the art, in a championship lasting nine days and nights. The competition is divided into two categories: ballroom and stage. The latter is more spectacular and widespread, the former a perfected version of the form danced by couples in the capital's milongas, or dance get-togethers.

Participants will compete with locals in a series of heats that are open to the public. The final, which attracted 8,000 spectators over two nights last year, will be held at La Rural, the city's principal exhibition centre. There are daily heats at La Rural during the championship, many with live music from top tango dancers. Also expect concerts, classes, workshops and tango-related exhibitions throughout the city.

For background see: A sense of where you were, December 20th 2001

La Rural, Avenida Santa Fe 4201 and Avenida Sarmiento 2704, Palermo. Tel: +54 (11) 4777-5500. Entry: free (for later rounds, tickets must be collected in advance, with a maximum of two per person). See the competition's website. www.tangodata.com.ar

snielz · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 165 Location: Buenos Aires

Great post matt...I won�t be here to see it as I have to leave for a bit, but I did see an exhibition by these type of dancers a month or two back and it was absolutely beautiful and amazing. Go.

Ackerley81 · Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 49

I went to the World Tango Championship last night, so I thought I'd post about it for those of you who are thinking about going....

I was a bit dissapointed. They danced a more reserved form of Tango that barely involved showing any pierna Smile

booooooo. It was like watching a waltz-off or something. There were about ten couples dancing per round, and there were 6 rounds, but I left after 3 because they were all the same! Call me unrefined, but I wanted something sultry, sexy, and seductive Smile

Sarah

snielz · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 165 Location: Buenos Aires

Ackerley81 · Joined: 20 Oct 2004 Posts: 49

Well, it turns out that the World Tango Championship was for the "Baile de Tango" which is ballroom tango (hence the lack of pierna showing). I guess I'll have to go elsewhere to get my sexy tango fix... Smile

Sarah

amy1982 · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 192 Location: Buenos Aires

let me know when you find something!