Daily Bruin | Students connect with others through the tradition of tango

Ortiz-Marquez said the Argentine tango she dances is reminiscent of the
origins of the style, before the upper classes of Buenos Aires began
adapting it for themselves.

“Most people think that tango is what you see on ‘Dancing with the Stars,’”
Ortiz-Marquez said. “People look at it as something super high-class or
pretentious, but it came right out of the slums. … It’s a way of connecting
with different human beings.”

The Tango Rainbow

Not long ago—fifteen or twenty years—black shoes dominated the dance floors of Milongas all over the world. Yes, you could spy an occasional spot of color, but the current wide variety of colorful shoes and clothes is relatively new. Most of us select our shoe color on the basis of personal preferences, but we are […]