It takes two to tango

When you think about Argentina, you think of tango. This passionated dance can be found everywhere; many many shows, workshops, Milonga's, people are dancing in the streets. THere are many ways to learn it yourself as well. To help the clumsy tourist a bit, there is a stepstone somewhere in the centre which shows how to do it. Tango is just 8 steps - piece of cake!

The stone is difficult to find though. You would say that it is a tourist attraction, but I found out that locals don't know about the existence of the stone. But especially for you the location: Microcentro, Suipacho/ Corrientes

Are you a waver or a swinger?

Being in Buenos Aires (BA), one of the 'must have done's' to have really experience the South American passion is to visit a football match of Boca Juniors. It was AMAZING! The enthusiasm, singing, dancing, love, energy - and all these ingredients were present from the beginning till the very end and more. Of course the Dutch are fanatic supporters as well. And I think, especially in the case of football, people all over the world are fanatic. But still - overthere it felt different, more like a life style which gave me so much energy.

A funny thing I noticed was the difference in waving: Argentines wave more flattering, compared to the Dutch. I prefer to call their waving swinging - it aligns with their rhythm, their way of life.

See it for yourself in the films below. I tried to record the hands as good as possible. The first film I made myself during the Boca match and the second one is a youtube film of the Dutch waving.

                                                            

Argentinian swinging

Dutch waving