Tango love!

Updated On Aug 21, 2012 09:36 pm IST
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Couples dance during the Tango World Championship qualifiers in Buenos Aires. The two-week long event offers more than 500 free dance lessons, concerts and recitals. Hundreds of professional dancers compete and teach many the eight basic steps of the dance in the city where it was born. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 21, 2012 09:36 pm IST

Couples dance during the Tango World Championship qualifiers in Buenos Aires. The two-week long event offers more than 500 free dance lessons, concerts and recitals. Hundreds of professional dancers compete and teach many the eight basic steps of the dance in the city where it was born. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci

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A dancer performs during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP/Natacha Pisarenko expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 21, 2012 09:36 pm IST

A dancer performs during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP/Natacha Pisarenko

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A dancer is helped to dress backstage before competing during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP/Natacha Pisarenko expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A dancer is helped to dress backstage before competing during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP/Natacha Pisarenko

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Couples perform on stage during the Salon style qualifiers in Argentina's ninth edition of the Tango World Championship as others (foreground) dance in an area for non-contestants in Buenos Aires. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 21, 2012 09:36 pm IST

Couples perform on stage during the Salon style qualifiers in Argentina's ninth edition of the Tango World Championship as others (foreground) dance in an area for non-contestants in Buenos Aires. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci

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A couple dances in an area for non-contestants at Argentina's ninth edition of the Tango Dance World Championship in Buenos Aires. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 21, 2012 09:36 pm IST

A couple dances in an area for non-contestants at Argentina's ninth edition of the Tango Dance World Championship in Buenos Aires. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci

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Couples compete during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP/Natacha Pisarenko expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Couples compete during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP/Natacha Pisarenko

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Participant Ramiro Perez sprays his hair before competing. Hundreds of professional dancers compete in the championship and teach many the eight basic steps of the dance in the city where it was born. AP/Natacha Pisarenko expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 21, 2012 09:36 pm IST

Participant Ramiro Perez sprays his hair before competing. Hundreds of professional dancers compete in the championship and teach many the eight basic steps of the dance in the city where it was born. AP/Natacha Pisarenko

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People dance in an area for non-contestants at Argentina's ninth edition of the Tango Dance World Championships in Buenos Aires. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 21, 2012 09:36 pm IST

People dance in an area for non-contestants at Argentina's ninth edition of the Tango Dance World Championships in Buenos Aires. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci

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Couples are silhouetted as they dance in front of a screen with the Tango Festival logo during the Salon style Tango World Championship qualifiers in Buenos Aires. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 21, 2012 09:36 pm IST

Couples are silhouetted as they dance in front of a screen with the Tango Festival logo during the Salon style Tango World Championship qualifiers in Buenos Aires. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci

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A dancer has her hair done backstage during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup. The two-week long event offers more than 500 free dance lessons, concerts and recitals. AP/Natacha Pisarenko expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 21, 2012 09:36 pm IST

A dancer has her hair done backstage during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup. The two-week long event offers more than 500 free dance lessons, concerts and recitals. AP/Natacha Pisarenko

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A couple rehearses before competing at the Tango Dance World Cup 2012, salon category, in Buenos Aires. AP/Natacha Pisarenko expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A couple rehearses before competing at the Tango Dance World Cup 2012, salon category, in Buenos Aires. AP/Natacha Pisarenko

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Italy's dancers Eloina Martins, left, and Paolo Nelzi, among others, wait before competing during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP/Natacha Pisarenko expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 21, 2012 09:36 pm IST

Italy's dancers Eloina Martins, left, and Paolo Nelzi, among others, wait before competing during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP/Natacha Pisarenko

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