as the saying goes when in buenos aires do as the “portenos” (locals from buenos aires) do… so we took our first tango class tonight. what a night! we arrived promptly at 9pm and the building was still closed. shouldn’t surprise me, we should be used to argentine time by now. the class only started 20 minutes late, which i should probably be thankful for. i have watched a lot of tango and it is mesmerising and looks so difficult, but i came to find out tonight that even the most basic steps are more involved than i thought. it is so captivating to watch and i might just have to stick to watching based on how hard the first lesson was! we had a really great time nonetheless and i’m so glad we tried our hand at it. after the hour lesson there was a milonga (open dance floor where people practice and show off their tango moves) and a live orchestra. we have seen them performing on the street before, but their performance tonight was incredible! i couldn’t decide what was more entertaining- the tango dancers, or the band performing tango… i’m serious. i just kept looking back and forth hoping not to miss anything. the tango orchestra is made up of three violins, one viola, a bass, a piano player, four accordion players, and a singer every once in awhile. i think i can safely say the accordion is my new favorite instrument and so exciting to watch. i sat trying to take it all in, but i know when i’m back in portland this night will seem like a distant dream. it is one of those incredible nights that seems like it is out of another world. i’m one lucky girl to be here!
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