The World Tango Festival runs for two weeks in the city famous for inventing the dance. From August 13 through 31, 2010, tango will take Buenos Aires by storm - even more than it usually does at this dance capital.
Pack your best dancing heels and book a room at the Park Tower, Buenos Aires. From there, you'll be within easy access of "the greatest tango event in the world." The program is incredibly diverse: concerts, public milongas (traditional dancing halls), films, dance lessons for everyone from beginners to experts, a tango-products fair, and the big event: the 8th Tango Buenos Aires Dance World Cup. Hundreds of the best tango-dancing couples in the world come to the annual event to compete in Salon Tango (the slow, measured, precise style you'd see in large dance venues) or Stage Tango (tango literally presented on stage, as a performance) categories. The exciting finales are held at the Luna Park stadium on the final two days of the fest. And lest you think tango is a relic of days gone by, get down at the Electrotango dance parties, which feature standard melodies over techno, on August 20 and 27.
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