Full disclosure: I went here to see my bandoneon teacher play for a tango show. So I got in as his guest, and didn't get any dinner. I can only speak to the quality of the show...
And now I'll Further admit, I've never been to another tango show! I've danced socially for eight years, so I see plenty of tango already. And there's something overly touristy about shows, for me. But that's because I dance tango almost every friggin' day when I'm down here, and play in a tango orchestra back home. I am not the target customer.
But! I totally enjoyed it. It turns out this particular show is not as 'slick' as what I expected, because they hire capable pros, and let them do their thing. So there's a good amount of improvisation (aka: realness) that I believe these shows often lack. The people next to me asked if I thought it was choreography, and I honestly can't say, for 80% of it. He was obviously actually leading her, so it had none of that "dancing with the stars" fakeness. They were watching actual tango dancing, at a high level. And as tricky as their moves were, I think it was mostly improvised...
And of course the music was great, but who knows if non- tango people can tell the difference? Martin (bando player) told me that they get to choose different songs for much of the show, so they're wingin' it. Tango is like jazz: you *want* them to be wingin' it. But they rarely are, because it's so hard.
So in conclusion: I have no idea if the food is good (looked good!) or if it's a good value, etc. But I can say you'll see real tango dancing and music from artists who are obviously respected by their employer... and that is not as common as you'd think down here. ;-) read more
