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In a dance hall in the heart of Buenos Aires14 men in elegant dark suits sat at different tables, while across the room, 14 women in dresses and heels waited to be asked to dance.
As the first notes of a popular tango begin to sound, the male dancers signal the women and cross the dance floor in search of a partner. Moments later, the couple’s feet traced the graceful tango movements in a program that ensured every woman got to dance.
Women book their sessions in advance with an organizer via WhatsApp, securing a dance and avoiding the endless waits common at other “milongas” or dance festivals, where women outnumber men.
Antje Rickel, 69, was among the dancers on a recent Wednesday French The woman is wearing a semi-transparent red blouse and her hair is attractively styled. Her dancing partner was a young man about 5 inches shorter than her. But the difference in age and height was irrelevant to the couple, who felt in perfect harmony as they glided to the rhythm of tango on the dance floor.
“He has great control,” said Rickel of his young dancing partner, Jared Ramos, a professional tango dancer at Che Che Tango Premium “Milonga,” where people can book a guaranteed two-hour dance with professional partners known as “taxi dancers.”
Held on Wednesdays and Fridays, the event offers dance lovers like Rickel the opportunity to practice tango steps by moving from one dancer’s arm to another’s arm. A two-hour session is 55,000 pesos (about $37) for foreigners and about $30 for foreigners. silver Citizens and residents.
The dance events are organized by dancers Alejandro Justiniano and Sara Parnigoni, who present it on social media as “a tango space where you can be sure you will dance exactly as you have always dreamed.”
Justiniano said the male dancers are carefully selected, most of whom are professional dancers or tango teachers who perform at various events. “We looked for dancers with a lot of experience,” he said.
She came up with the idea after noticing the “long faces” of many women who spent evenings watching dance shows from the sidelines. Justiniano created what he calls a “mini milonga”, something more intimate so that “for two hours they could reach their full potential in their dancing.”
Ramos, a professional tango dancer, said women face many challenges in other “milongas.”
“For every man there are 10 women,” he said, which means many women are left out. The problem is compounded, he said, by the fact that “not all of them dance well.”
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