Tango Challenge in Buenos Aires!

I arrived in Tango City!

What do you do when you’re in Buenos Aires and you love dancing! Yeah Tango! That right! Two days ago I had my first encounter with Tango, as a girl from my hostel, who had lived in Buenos Aires for a year, took me to a Milonga. It was not far from my hostel, but it was dark outside and my new friend was going to join me later at the Milonga after the (beginner’s) class finished.

So there I was…walking alone in the dark through Buenos Aires on my really UNcomfortable fancy high heels. Everything was fine as I was passing streets with bars and restaurants and people outside. But the street kept going, and it got more and more quiet. I needed to turn right… and walked straight into two homeless men staring at me… Nope! Not going down that street! Accepting that I was going to miss the class, I started walking back, looking for a taxi, as two women were heading the right way. So, I asked if I could join them and I arrived on time! 🙂

At the door I met a bunch of people and swoop… I was sitting at a table with really nice people enjoying myself. The tango class was really nice… I was ready for more! Bring it on!

A tango teacher

Am I really going to do that? Take private lessons.. .from a stranger in my apartment? Hello comfort zone!! ….I felt the fear and decided to do it anyway! Ok I admit! I had a small push from Esther Jacobs. She had done it before…

But still… that morning I was sitting there, feeling extremely uncomfortable! Do I really want to do this? What if I fall? What if I look like an idiot? What if I get a face as red as an tomato! Ok … relax… you can do this. I cleaned up the place and put on my shoes. These were the shoes from our last carnival, which I brought on the cruise for the formal dinner. As I started walking I noticed it immediately! I couldn’t believe it… The bottom part of my heel was missing! Great! What do I do now?

I ended up taking my first tango lesson in a skirt and… trainers! But hey, it went well and it was so much fun! And no I did not fall, neither did I make a complete fool out of myself! I was surprised to experience what you can learn in 90 minutes! I am taking up the challenge! You learn a new habit in 21 days! Let’s see how I tango after that! 😉

P.S.  I even have homework! To use a nice German saying: “From nothing comes nothing!” Haha!