Word: tango
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Shall We Dance? Ballroom-dancing competitions are all the rage among boomers, who are rediscovering the waltz and tango...
...Some play tennis. And some, like Terry Viney, 62, and his wife Leilani, 51, dance--and by dancing, we're not talking about the occasional night out. Terry, a strategic-planning consultant, and Leilani, a dietitian, spend 20 hours a week taking lessons and rehearsing the waltz, fox trot, tango and quickstep. They hone their moves so they can participate in about 10 different ballroom-dancing competitions a year. It's an endeavor that costs $6,000 annually, mostly spent on travel and numerous gowns and tuxedos that have been hand stitched for their outings. They have even built...
...others have been lured to the dance floor by the thrill of the competition, the beauty of the dance and the glamorous costumes that take them back to the bygone era of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. A nationwide renewed interest in classic dances like swing, salsa and tango has attracted many new competitors to the sport, says Ken Richards, director of promotions and publicity for the U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (USABDA...
...adult ballroom-dancing competitors are 50 and over. Their numbers have increased 100% in the past five years, according to Tom Murdock, vice president of marketing and promotion for Arthur Murray International, based in Coral Gables, Fla., which operates 145 dance studios in the U.S. Whether competing in the tango, waltz or swing, boomers who enter the 100 local, regional and national dance competitions that are held around the U.S. each year, or the 100 held overseas, say they don't have to spend hours on the treadmill or in aerobics classes to stay fit--and they're having...
...movie focusing on sexy teenagers in 1968 Paris who are obsessed with movies, sex and politics, in that order, from the director of Last Tango In Paris. The plot begins with Matthew (Leonardo DiCaprio look-alike Michael Pitt) encountering Isabelle (Eva Green) and Theo (Louis Garrel) at the protest of the closing of the French cinemathéque, the classic movie theater where these three cinephiles have spent many an afternoon. Soon, Matthew is invited to stay at Isabelle and Theo’s house while their parents are away. Movie-inspired sexual games ensue. One of the more interesting...