<P>Another insightful article from Wilma Salisbury:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Troupe to weave tango'd web in Parma<P>Wilma Salisbury, Cleveland Plain Dealer<P>Tangokinesis of Buenos Aires made a terrific first impression two years ago at the Palace Theatre in Playhouse Square. Not your typical tango troupe, the eight-member ensemble pairs sleek ballerinas trained in classical ballet and modern dance with powerful male partners who started their careers as tango and folk dancers. The company's unique repertoire is choreographed by artistic director Ana Maria Stekelman, a Buenos Aires native who did not discover the national dance of her homeland until she traveled to New York nearly 40 years ago to study modern dance with Martha Graham. Like Astor Piazzolla, the Argentine composer who created nuevo tango, Stekelman created a personal style that fuses tango with contemporary techniques.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><a href=http://www.cleveland.com/artsandevents/plaindealer/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/entertainment/10028791246959418.xml target=_blank>More</a>

A review:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Troupe dazzles with blend of ballet, tango<P>Wilma Salisbury, Cleveland Plain Dealer<P>It always takes two to tango. But when the twosome is made up of a sleek ballerina and a macho hunk, the results can be explosive.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><a href=http://www.cleveland.com/artsandevents/plaindealer/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/entertainment/10033110312911372.xml target=_blank>More</a>

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