We are learning tango!

It is fun and the teachers, Claudio y Diana, are very good, and very patient. There are about 5 or 6 couples and we meet for 1 1/2 hours each Tuesday in a room at the Pipa Club. When we arrived we discovered it was frequented by usually old, pipe smoking men. It has a Sherlock Holmes feels to it and the decore is of the same period. Fortunately though we don’t have to share their smoke and they only have to deal with our dancing when making their way to the toilet.

This is the beginners class so we are not the only ones who don’t know what to do. There are one or 2 other foreigners but the rest are locals.
We have learnt about 4 different steps and are slowly getting better at putting them together.

All the females wear high heels, so I have been trying to learn to walk/dance in my new shoes.

The steps look great and easy when Claudio and Diana do them … we have a long way to go. As well as the lesson there are open dance nights during the week where for an entry fee you can join in and practice your steps or watch how the good dancers do it.

I haven’t learnt dance before but I am finding it very enjoyable. After another 4 weeks we might be able to show off back home. It is a shame we won’t be here longer.