Partner dance

Luciano Padovani, the director of Naturalis Labor Dance Company, which will take the stage in Istanbul this week, says tango is not just a dance but a romance brought to life through music and movement.

Naturalis Labor Dance Company, founded in 1988 by Luciano Padovani and Francesca Mosele, will be performing for the first time in Türkiye with their Tango Gala show.

The City of Athens Choir, the Dionysios Lavragas Mandolinata of Exarchia-Neapolis and the Athens Estudiantina pay tribute to the sensual Argentinian folk dance, the tango.

Salsa dancing was among the first casualties of restrictions on close-contact indoor activities during the coronavirus pandemic - and among the last in the U.K. to see bans lifted.

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Now enthusiasts of the paired-dance technique set to Latin beats of the same name have wasted no time shimmying back onto the dance floor.

If it takes two to tango, then the national dance of Argentina may come up one short in the age of coronavirus.

Tango classes, shows and milongas - traditional tango gatherings - have been suspended in capital Buenos Aires for at least 15 days as the dance community follows the government's lead in banning public events.

Acclaimed dance ensembles from around the world, as well as local acts, come together in the Greek capital for a five-day celebration of one of the most popular dance genres in the world. The Tango Lovers Festival is spread out over three venues and, apart from displays, also includes workshops and parties.

"Feet flick with cutting precision; dancers lean into the embrace, going from flirtation to abandon," wrote The Independent on Tango Fire's production "Flames of Desire," when it was staged in London.

The so-called “tango-therapy” helps patients to deal with everyday challenges in a better way.

It is particularly famous in Italy, especially the northern parts of the country. There are special Health Centers that are focused almost exclusively with “music-therapy”, which includes tango dancing as well as breathing exercises which help the movement of the patients.