ARGENTINA: Sultry tango dancers turn up the heat as they lead their partners in the semifinals at the Buenos Aires Tango World Cup

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  • Title: ARGENTINA: Sultry tango dancers turn up the heat as they lead their partners in the semifinals at the Buenos Aires Tango World Cup
  • Date: 28th August 2011
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ITALIAN TANGO DANCER, ALEXANDRO VITRONE, SAYING: "I liked competing to get a different flavor of dancing. You find different things in the milongas [tango dance halls] here. There is a different dance attitude here. There's a different conversation in the movement. It is very interesting." (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN TANGO DANCER, NATACHA ARAPE,
  • Embargoed: 12th September 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Argentina, Argentina
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: Entertainment,People,Lifestyle
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  • Story Text: The heat was on in Buenos Aires as some of the world's best tango dancers followed in step and showed off their moves at the semifinals of the Buenos Aires Tango World Cup on Friday (August 26).
    After surviving the classifying round earlier this week, couples from all corners of the globe kicked and twirled in that unmistakably tango style to earn a spot in the Salon Tango finals.
    The Salon Tango contest goes in tandem with the Stage Tango competition, the first technique being more traditional and strict where as the latter often includes fancy embellishments, acrobatics and sensationalized solo moves.
    Competition here is tough and the dancers steamed it up on the stage as they competed in what is renowned as the dance's toughest international contest.
    "I liked competing to get a different flavor of dancing. You find different things in the milongas [tango dance halls] here. There is a different dance attitude here. There's a different conversation in the movement. It is very interesting," said Italian tango dancer Alexandro Vitrone.
    Tango was born in the poor neighborhoods of Buenos Aires in the 1880s and has captivated the imagination of dancers and spectators ever since.
    For some it has become a way of life.
    "This is how I live; it is my style of life. It is where I meet with the people I love. It is the only thing I do that makes me feel something in different moments in my life. And it is really nice to be here," said Venezuelan tango competitor Natacha Arape.
    The competition is part of the Buenos Aires World Tango Festival which began August 16 with tango free performances, concerts, tango classes, conferences, films, book launches and other cultural events and concludes with the Salon Tango finals on Monday (August 29) and Stage Tango awards on Tuesday (August 30).
    Tango's international popularity has taken off in recent years and thousands of tourists now flock to the Argentine capital to watch the heated battles between the world's top dancers and join in the festival.
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