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Tango Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires: Insights and Recommendations is both a travel guide and a memoir written by a single woman who traveled to Buenos Aires many times and over many years, living there for the better part of a year. It is intended to help travelers, but especially women, negotiate the world of tango while exploring their interest in both the dance and the music. More importantly, the book was written to shed light on the culture of tango within the milongas and to help the visitor appreciate the essence of the milonguero Porteño and of the tango as it is danced in Buenos Aires. Much of the information about milongueros came from interviews with them conducted during the author’s long stays in BsAs.

 
The book describes the milongas that have stood the test of time and then organizes them for easy viewing and use.  These are the hot spots where milongueros as well as seasoned visitors go to dance.  The guide also discusses what to pack before you go, what to expect and look for at the milongas, where to get information about what is happening in the world of tango in BsAs, and where to go to hear the music sung by, and for, Porteños. This guide also explores the barrios that have contributed to the tango history of BsAs as well as the studios, clubs, bars, restaurants, museums, theaters, cultural centers and shops/vendors (most very affordable) that cater to tango lovers, sometimes unwittingly. To help the traveler understand the Spanish that predominates in the studios where tango is taught, and in the restaurants and shops, the book includes the translation into Spanish of pivotal words and phrases.

Tango Lover’s Guide to Buenos Aires: Insights and Recommendations will enable the reader to hit the ground dancing within the first 24 hours. Readers will also be able to:
      • See, feel, and hear tango in Buenos Aires 24-7
      • Understand the essence of the milonguero porteño
      • Know what to expect and how to "behave" at the milongas
      • Learn about places that cater to tango lovers - off the beaten path
      • Visit tango hotspots on line
      • Explore the barrios and the institutions that promote this national heritage
Each month this website creates a comprehensive and chronological listing of tango events within BsAs, available to tango lovers.  They are pulled from the various websites, news coverage, and e-mails received by the author in her quest to stay on top of the BsAs tango scene while back at home in NY.  The web page also updates information that has changed since the book's publication.  
 
Follow your passion! Begin your tango odyssey from home and begin it now! Let the book guide your steps when you arrive in BsAs and then let it fuel your memory once you return home.

Bon Voyage!


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