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March 08, 2006
tango surprise
Our flight from Mendoza back to Buenos Aires had been delayed and we were tired and hungry when we arrived at the Panamericano Hotel in Buenos Aires. I had planned to go straight to sleep, but Roberto Ferrari, General Manager of the hotel, had other ideas.
He ushered us enthusiastically to seats in the hotel’s beautiful lobby where we were greeted by Rodolfo González, the Operations Manager and offered empañadas and a choice of champagne or orange juice. Once settled, we became the priviledged audience of our own very special surprise tango show. The tangueros; Rosalía and Alejandro Barrientos, danced in sophisticated, sensual, stunning patterns with perfect musicality and the singer José De Brun provided a moving counterpoint to the dance.
Alejandra Saggese, the hotel's PR manager, later told me that they had arranged it all in advance with the “Escuela Argentina de Tango” which is run by Andy and Octavio Maroglio under the musical direction of Mariano Moreno. I plan to check out the school as soon as I can.
My only regret was that the next day’s early flight to Calafate meant I wasn’t able to spend more time at this gorgeous hotel. Luckily Alejandra has arranged for me to stay again in a couple of weeks. I'll do some exploring and hope to find out more about a famous flamenco dancer rumoured to have used their top-flight spa and gym.
in the lobby at the Panamericano, there are better shots in my moblog here and here
(c) Carole Edrich, 2006
If you’re looking for a taste of tango in England, May is a great month. Miguel Angel Zotto will be performing at Sadlers Wells between 28th May and June 11th or, if you would rather something a little different, Harrods are holding their own special tango performance as part of their Argentina Promotion in May. Contact Andre Dang of Harrods on 0207 893 8155 for more details.
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