BOOK :: TANGO: the Art History of Love

by Robert Farris Thompson, 2005

This book, written by a Yale professor, was recommended to me by John, an avid tango dancer for the past 5 years, whom I met at Four Seasons Dance Studio during a Practica (practice hour).

I just started reading it, but am hopeful to have found a true, research-based, academically sound treatise on the origins and influences of tango, as well as how tango relates to broader societal themes. The reviews on this book have been excellent, inlcuding one glowing endorsement from Mikhail Baryshinikov himself (sorry if I misspelled your name, Mikhail).

Will report in due time (this is a thick one!)