Friday
Buenos Aires
Greetings from Buenos Aires, where it's winter time but people salsa/tango/merengue/rhumba like it's hot hot hot! I am here visiting my dear friend and collaborator Julia Bloch, my other dear friend and collaborator Jake Slovis, exploring a new city because I haven't done that in far too long, and absorbing inspiration from the Argentine dancing culture. I've only been here for 24 hours, but I've already witnessed the musicality and sensual movement awareness that seems to be an inherent characteristic of the porteños (residents of Buenos Aires). Today, Julia and her room mate Nati are taking me to La Boca, the Tango district, where apparently people dance Tango in the streets! I don't have pictures yet, but, in honor of The Dance and The City, I leave you with some contrasting images from New York. These photographs are from The Ballerina Project.
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I was there last year visiting a Barnard friend and loved attending the "milongas" to experience tango as the locals do. If you have time, check out one of the "queer milongas". I ended up learning a lot about the gender stereotypes embedded in traditional tango and how the "queer tango" movement grew out of a need to break down those gender roles by allowing women to lead and accepting same-sex partnering. A pretty fascinating way to look at a dance form steeped in machismo culture!
Evan, I would have given anything to extend my stay and get a chance to experience that! One week was simply not enough. My tango instructor, however, did ask for me and Julia Bloch to dance together in a "lesbian act"...
ahem...i wonder who showed you that cool ballerina project?
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