Tango Inferno raises fire within

If it has been stated, now it is being proved... The Argentines do it better – when it comes to dancing the tango. And just when you think you have seen it all, direct from Buenos Aires comes a fiery group of sizzling dancers accompanied by brilliant musicians to present their show Tango Inferno – The Fire Within, at the Joyce Theatre in New York.

As the spectacle unfolds, the audience is left breathless while performers time travel and project an alluring journey through the history of Tango from its origins in Buenos Aires dance halls, involving early 20th century elements, to its ubiquitous presence on the contemporary entertainment scene.

The sinuous dance is at once sensuous and raw, passionate and intimate as at various stages throughout the spectacle couples leg-flick and perform complex co-ordinated steps, lifts and shifts with impressive precision. In this way the traditional roots come under the limelight but at other times the emphasis falls on the racy intensity of the dance itself so much so that a number of performances are executed on a quasi-bare stage, with silhouetted dancers, at times shadowy, against a backdrop of vibrant lighting.

The audience is spoilt for choice as performers bring out the different moods and innuendos related to the bewitching dance with their fancy footwork, twirls and swirls.

Though other Tango shows abound, “Tango Fire Company leaves you burning to take up where they left off,” claims The London Paper.

Indeed, the fiery dance of Tango has come a long way since its origins when it caused an outcry against the tight embraces and sexual tension it projects.

It seems the world’s most alluring and exciting dance form has come to stay and today it is even more in fashion than ever before thanks to groups like the Tango Fire Company of Buenos Aires which has become a true worldwide phenomenon.

With performances in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, Asia and South Africa, the company has helped to export the steamy Argentinian concoction!