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"My expectation is to have the experience of being here, of
having personal growth in dance," said Uruguayan tango dancer
Maria Poggio, 38.
"If everything goes our way and we qualify ... that would be
great, but the most important thing is to participate and
prepare for this, an expectation to grow," she said.
Andre Magro, 35, who is originally from Brazil, said dancing was
about having fun.
"There are more than 400 couples dancing, participating and it
is very difficult if you want to go through to the finals
because there are people who dance very well, around the world,"
Magro said.
He said anyone who reached the semifinal would be very happy,
but "the result is what least matters because people are here to
meet other people, to dance and have fun."
The tango originated in the early 19th century in the
working-class port areas of Buenos Aires.
Now a ballroom dance popular around the world, couples still can
be seen passionately dancing the tango on the streets of Buenos
Aires neighborhoods like San Telmo.
Chilean Omar Aguilera, 30, spoke about being transported to
another world while dancing.
"Well, it's a championship, so the (skill) level is always very
high. You're always watching championships and you realize the
level grows even more every year," Aguilera said.
"During the round we danced in, one could feel the powerful
energy of tango, so I get lost in that. I can't see but you feel
it when you're on the floor dancing in full swing."
The World Tango Festival and Championship opened on August 22
and is scheduled to run until August 31 at Usina del Arte, a
cultural center in the neighborhood of La Boca.
(Reporting by Reuters TV; Editing by Toni Reinhold)
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