Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Day Eighty Two


     The first thing on my mom’s list was to see the World Famous Tango in Buenos Aires. My dad on the other hand was ready to try out the Buenos Aires steak. So come night time we headed to Siga la Vaca, which is one of the famous all you can eat parillas in Buenos Aires. As always it lived up to the hype and we had a great couple of hours diving into the monstrous salad bar and then the vast assortment of meats. I think my dad and I managed to thoroughly disgust my sister and mom with the amount of meat we consumed.

     From Siga La Vaca we headed to the milonga Parakoultural. This was the same milonga I took Erin too. It’s a regal milonga, with poished dance floor and sharp looking dancers. However it is a little stiff and formal and I don’t think everyone was blown away until the show started. In BA there are milongas which are dance halls where anyone can dance and then tango shows which is like going to a theatre to watch professional tango. However most milongas like to do a tango show for about 20 minutes in the middle of the night. The two dancers tonight were very interesting. The woman looked to be 7-8 months pregnant but she did not let that slow her down. They were amazing!! I have never seen tango like that. The intricacies of their steps and the speed, it was incredible. And how that woman was able to dance like that, being so pregnant I have no idea.


     Knowing that was the peak moment of the night we left as soon as the show ended but are planning on visiting another less traditional milonga tomorrow.




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