Tango Dance World Championship (Campeonato Mundial de baile de Tango)
Photo Credits: Soledad Rodriguez, and Carlos Furman - Campeonato Mundial de Baile de Tango, 2007
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| Country and Region | Argentina — Ciudad de Buenos Aires |
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| Type of Festival | Dance |
| Location of Festival | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Festival Address Information | Campeonato Mundial de baile de Tango |
| Festival Description | The Tango Dance World Championship represents a worldwide phenomenon that is headquartered in Buenos Aires, the city where tango was born. The pleasure of dancing, encountering and forming new bonds is now spiced up by the opportunity to measure skills and deftness. The entire city is transformed during nine days and nights. The regular Buenos Aires landscape is raided by tango concerts, theme classes, workshops and exhibitions. The World’s best dancers arrive in Argentina to meet with the Buenos Aires “milongueros”, now compelled to display their tango heritage on the dance floor. The competition consists of two categories: Salon Tango and Stage Tango. |
| Festival Dates | August 14 - 31, 2009 |
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Other Sources:
Podcast Interviews:
- If you like this festival — listen to…
- Pablo Pugliese and Noel Strazza
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=524 - Gonzalo Orihuela and Solange Chapperon
http://kadmusarts.com/blog/?p=675
- Pablo Pugliese and Noel Strazza
Articles and Reviews:
- Argentines Win World Tango Championships, by Bill Cormier (ABC News, August 26, 2007) http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=3524749
- Japanese make strides at tango event, by Bill Cormier (The Boston Globe, August 2007)
http://www.boston.com/ - In pictures: Tango fever grips Buenos Aires (BBC News, August 23, 2006)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/5278468.stm
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