The annual Tango festival
arranged by Pablo Ojeda and Beatriz Romero was
about to begin and great dancers were assembling
from Buenos Aires.
This
holiday was to be different. The lessons were
those arranged by the festival itself so would be
in Spanish; the tour host would interpret.
All
six teaching couples would give Tango lessons at
several levels and also speciality lessons.
Gustavo
Naveira who he had only recently seen in the
classic Tango film The Tango Lesson was there
with his partner Giselle-Anne. He signed up for
some lessons in Men's technique from Gustavo. The
balance and walking exercises were good but he
felt was a little strange to be dancing with
other men as they practised their giro technique.
Fabian
Salas who had also been in the movie was also
there with Cynthia Viel. He was teaching
choreography and our hero knew he was not yet
ready for that.
Daniela
Arcuri and Armando Orzuza were teaching Milonga;
he decided it was time to learn something of this
Tango variant that people seemed to either love
or hate.
Marta
Anton and Luis Grondona were teaching Canyengue.
He skipped these classes but enjoyed the
attention to detail they gave in their
intermediate classes, including his first
introduction to the calesita.
Pedro
Monteleone whose feet starred in Evita was
teaching Wals with his daughter.
Pablo
and Beatriz were also teaching.
and,
every evening, there was a Milonga.
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