That included the Habanera -- the dance of Havana -- a mix of African rhythms and European musical elements, which explains perhaps why the
tango ended up being so beloved in Havana.
that serves as an umbrella for many music-making projects: for the current duo's tour, the ensemble project Cuarteto Tanguero, teaching
tango music one-on-one, leading annual
tango workshops, publishing and distributing music.
'The idea of
tango is to meet each other and lock in an embrace.'
Then, Saturday and Sunday evening, international
tango artists will perform: Esref Tekinalp of Turkey and Vanessa Gauch of France will dance Saturday in UNESCO Square, followed the next day by Ozan Firat of Turkey and Georgia Zikou of Greece.
The famous
tango dancer Aoniken Quiroga weighs more than 100 kg, but it didn't stop him to be one of the world'smost renowned
tango master
to the beginning of the 20th century and the birth of
tango in Rio de la Plata in Argentina and Uruguay.
From the golden years to the present, "I Am
Tango" by
Tango Lovers creates the appropriate atmosphere through music, dance, costumes, lighting and multimedia.
What are you most looking forward to about touring
Tango Moderno?
Project
Tango was one of Google's most ambitious projects.
Swooping across the floor to seductive
tango music by classical composers such as Astor Piazzolla, these dancers in their smart couture-style black dresses gave themselves to their well-dressed men in a wildly generous manner, which is the way a
tango works and where the onlooker finds himself transported.
The show, which is being staged at the Birmingham Hippodrome this week, is choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui - who was keen to fuse together his contemporary style with classic Argentine
tango.