Sally Potter, filmmaker and creator of The Tango Lesson,
said it best: "...the heart of the tango is the music. It's like an
undiscovered continent. It's rich and devouring because it's so
passionate. But at the same time, it's meditative and
contemplative. It can be calm or rhythmically driving - and it has
a lyrical intensity. Tango is unique in world music because,
although it is popular, it has the depth and profundity usually
associated with classical music. When you dance tango, you are
constantly in the embrace both of an extraordinary musical
culture and of another human being. Because of the physical
closeness of the dance, it is possible to explore intimacy in a
metaphorical way while pushing your own inventiveness and
creativity to their limits."
here are a few pics of Strictly Tango playing a "Hit and Run" milonga in the streets of San Francisco:
