[Tango-L] Ballroom Dancing in BsAs

[june es]

Ballroom dancing does exist in Buenos Aires. In the Carlos Copello studio in 
Abasto, an Argentine couple runs ballroom classes and they do have a good 
number of men and women participating.
During my last visit to Bs As (Aug-Sep 2006), among other items on my 
agenda, I made an effort to find out whether they dance the ballroom version 
of tango.
Yes, they do - the class I attended happened to be a samba and ballroom 
tango class. The men and women I talked to mentioned that they preferred 
this version of tango because it was more elegant. Interesting! I enjoyed 
the class, the people were friendly. At the end of the class, the male 
instructor even danced a Viennese waltz with me . Whoopee!

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>Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:13:11 -0500
>From: "Keith" <keith at tangohk.com>
>Subject: [Tango-L] Ballroom Dancing in BsAs
>To: tango-l at mit.edu
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>  The World Dance Council (WDC), which is responsible for the World
>  Ballroom and Latin Championships, will be holding their 2007 World
>  Po-Am Championship in Buenos Aires in February 2007. The
>  competition, and associated events, will be held in the Sheraton
>  and Park Tower Hotel. Can anyone is BsAs say whether this event is
>  being publicised and whether there’s any connection with the Tango
>  community. I know that Adrian Veredice and Alejandra Hobart will be
>  performing, as will some of the top professional Latin couples from
>  around the world.
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>  On previous visits to BsAs, it seemed that Ballroom and Latin dance
>  styles were virtually unknown to the tango community. I dance
>  demonstration Waltz and Foxtrot in a couple of private milongas and
>  even gave a Rumba performance in Club Sin Rumbo. Everybody always
>  loved it. Of course, I never dared show them what Ballroom Tango
>  looks like :-).
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>  I haven’t been back for 3-years but has Ballroom and Latin dancing
>  taken hold in BsAs? The WDC is a very powerful and wealthy
>  organisation, which efficiently promotes Ballroom and Latin dancing
>  around the world, including providing scholarships to aspiring and
>  talented dancers. The holding of such a major event in BsAs
>  indicates that they intend to make inroads in Argentina.
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>  Keith
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