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The “Taxi Dancers” Of Buenos Aires, Giving Visitors And Older Women A Real Taste Of Tango

Professional tango dancers for hire in Buenos Aires are giving clients — mostly foreign women and retirees — a chance to experience Argentina’s signature dance.

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Society

It Takes Two To Tango, But One Pandemic Has Nearly Killed It

The pandemic has devastated Argentina’s tango culture — and the thousands of people who depend on it.

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In The News

Hot New Details From Italy’s Battle Over ‘Last Tango in Paris’

The infamous 1972 film sparked a years-long legal battle in director Bernardo Bertolucci’s native land. The recently restored court archives are now being made public.

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Society

Argentines Tango And Zumba Their Way To Weight Loss

Latin Americans who find the gym tedious are discovering that their own homegrown dances are a way to stay fit with a smile on your face.

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Food / Travel Global Gourmet

Tales Of An Expat: A Touch Of Paris In Buenos Aires

French hotelier Alain Auneveux moved to Buenos Aires eight years ago and is utterly enchanted by the Argentine capital, which some have called the Paris of Latin America.

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Society

It Takes Two Dudes To Tango

Or dudettes. For the first time, the annual Tango World Cup features several same-sex couples – three teams of men and one pair of women.

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Society

From Chile To China, Argentina’s *Hottest* Export Is The Tango

BUENOS AIRES – A wooden dance floor, that familiar tempo of the music, a gesture of invitation. And the dance begins, counter-clockwise… It does not matter whether it is the El Fulgor de Villa Crespo club or the Sunderland de Villa Urquiza or a dance hall in Moscow or Beijing. The tango has the same […]

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