Nicky: In the dimly-lit, brick-walled basement of a 19th century cafe (which over the years has been visited by diplomats, ministers and celebrities) three couples; accompanied by a singer, a pianist, a violinst, a celloist and an accordian player, perform nightly, for locals and tourists alike, the Argentine tango. The music is provactive, loud and passionate and the dances doubly so. The costumes depict the tale of the dance from its birth among the prostitues and their customers on the streets of Buenos Aires through the 1930s and 40s to the modern, yet traditional, black and red attire. The audience is seated on small round tables and drink strong Argentine red wine and cocktails. If it was still the 1920s and not against the law to smoke indoors the air would hang thick with cigarette fumes!!
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