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Can You Tango in SLC?

By Jenny Brundin

Satl Lake City, UT – THE TANGO. THE DANCE CONJURS UP STEAMY IMAGES OF A GLAMOROUS COUPLE IN A CLOSE EMBRACE. A ROSE BALANCES BETWEEN THE WOMAN'S LIPS. HER HEAD THROWN BACK, SHE DANCES FORCEFULLY, CHEEK TO CHEEK WITH HER MAN. BUT THAT IS NOT THE REAL TANGO .THE DANCE THAT CATAPULTED ARGENTINA ONTO THE WORLD STAGE IN THE 30'S AND 40'S. THE ARGENTINIAN TANGO IS SMOOTHER, MORE REFINED, AND FLUID. THIS SATURDAY NIGHT IN SALT LAKE CITY, TWO PROFESSIONAL TANGO DANCERS - TOMAS HOWLIN AND CHANTAL DAUPHINAIS WILL PERFORM AND GIVE LESSONS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK?. KUER'S JENNY BRUNDIN EXPLORES THIS SUBTLE DANCE THAT'S BEEN CALLED, A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO BODIES.

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