It was only about 5 years ago that a dance teacher sniffed, "Sorry, we don't taken women without partners; it's too intimate to dance Tango with a stranger." I was shocked, frankly, and then embarrassed. I cursed myself for being unable to come up with some witty Wilde-ean retort, but in my defence I was rather caught on the back foot. I turned to modern jive/Ceroc where fixed partners are not the norm, and have had enormous fun, but still hankered after the Tango.
I became interested again in AT when Clive James took the plunge and revealed his progress on TV. I followed Osvaldo Zotto on Youtube and marvelled at his grace and fluidity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3zet-EKeo8&feature=related. So to Southport... and now my next lesson in November where, no doubt, I shall be dancing with plenty of strangers.
In the process I discovered a fascinating blog by a keen AT dancer (a former modern jiver, too). He describes the Tango itself, his dance partners, and Buenos Aires with great elegance and feeling, and has included many practical tips for those intending to travel to BsAs http://stephentwist.blogspot.com/.
