As some of you may know, Buenos Aires is the city of Tango. And last night, we went to an evening show. The van picked us up at 8:00 and we arrived at the restaurant where the show was being held around 9:15. The show would then start 1 hour later. Needless to say, it was a boring hour since everyone else was eating and we had already eaten dinner. We played a game of family jeopardy (which has become a game we play before and after meals). Then the lights started dimming and the show started.
As the curtain rose, we saw some shadows of people. Then the lights flicked on. There were 3 pairs of dancers all doing the tango simultaneously. The band consisted of a piano, bass, guitar, accordion and violin. The music was very loud. All the leg twirling, fancy footwork and dim lights made it hard for my eyes to follow the dancers around the stage. Each dance went on for about 5 minutes and after it was over, either one of the two singers would go on, or another pair of dancers. The show went on like this for an hour and a half. I eventually drifted off to be woken by the crowed cheering. I really liked the show so I wish I saw more of it rather than having slept. After the show was over, we all piled back into our big van and drove off. As we drove, I recognized some pedestrians. They were the dancers. And on the street, they look just like normal people. Then for the second to last time that night, I fell asleep.
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