Full Description
The tango is easily the most iconic dance of the last century, its images as familiar as an old friend. But are they the whole story? Peeling back the poster propaganda that has always characterized the tango publicly, this intimate study shows the invisible heart of the dance and the culture that raised it. Drawing on direct experience and conversations with dancers, it reveals much about the role of the tango in Argentinean culture.
Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Alejandro Martino
Introduction: More Than Fishnets and Fedoras
PART I. THE PEOPLE
1. In Strangers' Arms
2. Buenos Aires: Connection Metropolis
3. Shadows in the Temple: Inside the Milongas
4. The Invisible Heart of the Dance
PART II. THE PLACES
5. La Boca: The Rebel Embrace
6. San Telmo: Improvisation in the Wilderness
7. The World Milonga: Tango Gypsies of the 21st Century
PART III. THE POETRY
8. The Conversation of Song
9. Milonguita: A Thread of the Tango Epic
10. Four Weeks and a Lifetime with Alberto Podestá
Epilogue: The Tango in All of Us
Bibliography
Table of Lyrics
Index
