TANGOThe three-minute romance : some quotes I found
"Güiraldes played a part in the international popularization of the tango, which had conquered the world by the end of World War 1 , and wrote a poem ("Tango") which describes the music as the "all-absorbing love of a tyrant, jealously guarding his dominion, over women who have surrendered submissively, like obedient beasts". "
"It's a dance for people who like to touch. When you first start a dance, you press your shoulder up tight against them and listen to the music. You can feel the music, your partner's energy. You can tell a lot about the quality of the person you dance with. It's synergistic. Together you are more than two."
"Tango is not just a combination of pretty steps... it is a bouquet of human emotions - passion, anger, happiness, desire, lust, jealousy, love... interpreted uniquely by each individual person... and expressed on the dance floor... "
"It's a dance for people who like to touch. When you first start a dance, you press your shoulder up tight against them and listen to the music. You can feel the music, your partner's energy. You can tell a lot about the quality of the person you dance with. It's synergistic. Together you are more than two."
"Tango is not just a combination of pretty steps... it is a bouquet of human emotions - passion, anger, happiness, desire, lust, jealousy, love... interpreted uniquely by each individual person... and expressed on the dance floor... "
"The tango has the power to pull two strangers together into one,to dance out their desires...to be great lovers and heroes, ifonly for a moment. It's the whisper of sensuality broughton by the hint of perfume. The tango is also the glamourof the ballroom and the allure of the underworld. It'sthe opulence of Paris and the smoky darkness of aBuenos Aires cafe. It's the world of subtle metaphorsthat captures the melancholy heart."
