00:06Today I'm entering the world that most passionate of dances, a dance that has been described as
00:12lovemaking in the vertical, where the dancers simmer across the dance floor. I'm of course
00:17talking about the Argentine tango. I'm here at the Tango Sentimental in Edgbaston, Birmingham
00:23to meet the tangueros and tangueros who lose themselves in the dance. With me is the tango
00:31teacher Valentina from the Northern Tango Academy. Valentina, what is Argentine tango?
00:37So Argentine tango is a social dance born in Argentina, of course, Argentine tango, and now
00:45dance worldwide. It's a passionate dance, a connection dance between two people.
00:50Now Argentine tango seems to be more popular than ever. Why is that?
00:55I think it's because the connection it requires, besides the beneficial health that gives to
01:04people, mental health as well as body health. We are living in a world always very social
01:10and this kind of tango as a dance kind of makes you reconnect with the people and this I think
01:17humanly and mentally is very searched from people.
01:24Now I noticed there's quite a diversity of people here, various nationalities. Is tango for anyone?
01:30Yes, tango is for absolutely anyone, any race, any age, any, any, anything, anyone.
01:44With me is Franco and Julia and they teach the beginners. Tell me, do you need any special
01:50skills to learn the tango?
01:52Not particularly. Anybody can do tango. Anybody, any age group, from any walk of life and it's
02:05just an enjoyable dance. It really is for everyone. What's the most difficult thing to teach in tango?
02:13In my opinion, difficult thing to teach really, people struggle to get sort of like getting their
02:19partner into this right weight change so they can get moving and the intention to move them and the
02:26walk. Once they start getting that, once they get the timing and the actual coordination of the
02:31bodies together, it's just basing tango as a nice walk and a hug. That's Argentine tango, traditional
02:37Argentine tango.
02:41The Argentine tango is by far the most exhilarating of the dances. The music, the atmosphere, the people.
02:49It is passion, passion about the dance. So why not give it a try? You'll never want to do any
02:55other dance again.
02:55So why not give it a try? You'll never want to do any other dance at the beginning.
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