Violette

Violette

People of Tango: Violette Photographed at Tango au lac du Paty, France I danced tango for twelve years as a man. But for the last two or three years, I have danced as a woman. At first, I just put on heels. It was a big step for me. It was right here, at this milonga,...
Soledad Nani

Soledad Nani

People of Tango Soledad Nani Photographed in Paris, France In my home in Buenos Aires, we danced a lot — everything except tango, that is. But we listened to some tango because my dad is a tanguero. He grew up with the radio so he knows the name of the song, the...

Eleonora’s Dog

I met Eleonora at the time of my life when I spent far too many hours in La Confiteria Ideal dancing tango. Back home, they say “Show me a good pool player and I’ll show you a man with a misspent youth” (Mark Twain). I suppose the same can be said of...