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Last spring when I graduated, I felt a chapter was closing behind me. A load was taken off my shoulders, I felt relieved and along came the feeling that spring should be a season of new beginnings. So I decided to start Argentine Tango.
Argentine Tango is more of a sophisticated dance. It’s been almost a year that I’ve taken lessons and I’m still intrigued by how intricate this dance is, both technically and emotionally/artistically. At first glance, it’s sensual, passionate. But if appreciated as an art, which is the way it should be, to truly taste it is an inside out process.
It differs from other dances in that the presentation is not so much outward, but it demands that the intensity and connection be kept between partners. Some tangos are sad, some very dramatic, and others are more lighthearted. But whatever the feeling, it can only be expressed in spirit first, then through the steps the love story unfolds, not to the public but to one’s partner.
Partners may be total strangers who you may never meet again after the dance, but for 4 minutes or the lenght of a song, an intimacy is shared, without a word ever exchanged.
And like any art that imitates life, tango dancers need to draw on real life experiences. So it’s probably one of the few dances that gets better with time.
Links to some of Montreal’s Tango schools
Tango Libre
Academie de tango argentin de Montreal
Tangueria
Studio Tango
Al Sur
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