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BUENOS AIRES, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Over 500 tango dancers from Argentina and the world are congregating in Buenos Aires for a significant pageant of the dance in its non secular dwelling, with concert events, courses and a contest to compete for the worldwide tango crown.
The occasion is the primary full pageant because the COVID-19 pandemic. Final yr international contestants took half through Zoom.
“It’s completely superb, it’s a dream for me to do that, simply to be surrounded by the entire environment of the place. The very best dancers on the planet are right here,” stated Emma Reyes, 37, a dancer from London.
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Japanese tango dancers Kozo Yamamoto, 74, and Yoshiko Mamada, 50, carry out in the course of the Tango World Championship salon qualifiers, in Buenos Aires, Argentina September 9, 2022. REUTERS/Lucila Sigal
At qualifying occasions, feminine dancers dressed up in heels and glossy clothes, whereas the lads combed their hair straight within the fashion of historic Argentine tango icons.
Kozo Yamamoto, 74, a dancer from Tokyo, was delighted to be within the dwelling of tango.
“It is my first time and I simply need to have time, as a result of there are lots of good rivals. What I need most is to have enjoyable and I’ll do my finest,” he stated.
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Reporting by Lucila Sigal; Enhancing by Nicolas Misculin, Adam Jourdan and Deepa Babington
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