I saw a documentary about Argentine tango ("Susana Tango Pial") about a famous old milonga in Buenos Aires where a group of primarily senior citizens gather every week to tango, as they have for years. An old man who had returned to dancing tango after years said:
"Tango enters you through your eyes and goes through your heart. But once it reaches your feet, it stays with you for ever."
I immediately took out a pen and paper and scribbled the statement in the dark of the theater. But there was no need for it. That statement had entered me through the eyes (subtitle!) and gone to my heart already. And it will stay with me for ever.
But I would add that tango also enters one through the ears. Tango music is a significant part of the tango experience. Even if you can't tango, you can still appreciate the beauty and soulfulness of its music.
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