Early tango show buenos aires

For many, tango is synonymous with Argentina.

Seeing a tango show in Buenos Aires is one of those obligatory tourist activities visitors feel compelled to do, just like seeing a Broadway production while visiting New York City.

While most of these glamorous shows have little to do with ‘real’ social tango as it’s danced in a milonga, the production levels are high and the shows are a fun night out on the town to enjoy Argentina’s most famous cultural export.

Many professional performers are local legends and have participated in the Buenos Aires Tango Festival and World Cup.

Mora Godoy, choreographer of the Tango Porteña show listed below, famously danced with former U.S.

President Obama when he visited Buenos Aires in 2016.

Almost all of the shows include an Andean folkloric segment in addition to tango, so the shows encompass a wider overview of traditional music and dance in Argentina of which tango is just one genre.

Below is a curated list of Buenos Aires’ tango shows.

There are a variety of shows on offer,

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