Tangoing for world title in Buenos Aires

The couple glide across a stage in Buenos Aires to the strains of an accordion and bass, vying for the title of tango world champions in the...

The couple glide across a stage in Buenos Aires to the strains of an accordion and bass, vying for the title of tango world champions in the city where the dance was born. The woman, in a silky black dress with a white flower at the neck, kicks a high heel toward the ceiling. They end the dance in a seductive pose, their faces just an inch apart.

Kuwabara Kazumi and Taisuke Hanabusa travelled 11,000 miles from Japan to compete in the first world tango championship to be held in Argentina.

They are among the more than 300 pairs who came to compete in two categories in the contest, part of the Fifth Buenos Aires Tango Festival, held this year from March 1-9.

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Most of the contestants are Argentine, but dancers hailing from Uruguay, Slovenia, Germany, China, France and several other countries battled for the title of ‘‘World Champion,’’ along with the prize money of 3,500 pesos.

Originating in the brothels and around the ports of Buenos Aires in the late 19th century, Tango was a hit by the 1920s. By the ’40s Argentine teenagers were dancing it and orchestras played to crowds of 20,000, said Carlos Rivarola, President of the Association of Teachers, Dancers and Choreographers of Tango.

Some tango historians believe the dance originated among poor Italian immigrants simulating knife fights, and that it was then influenced by Spanish flamenco. (Reuters)

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