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Tango Championships in Buenos Aires August 16-26, 2007

Strictly Ballroom! Tango Championships Begin Couples From All Over the World Flock to Argentina for Tango Championship

Couples prepare for International Tango Championship in Buenos Aires. From Aug 16- 26 a total of 479 couples from 154 cities and 28 countries around the world are competing in the two contests involving dancing the more traditional milonga ballroom tango and the more European stylized Choreographed tango. (Joe Goldman)

By JOE GOLDMAN
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Aug. 15, 2007

Buenos Aires kicked off its fifth annual International Tango Competition with a dancing news conference Tuesday on a crowded midtown pedestrian walkway.

A total of 479 couples from 154 cities and 28 countries around the world are competing in the two contests, one involving dancing the more traditional Milonga Ballroom tango and the other, a more European-style choreographed tango.

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