In Strangers' Arms

Beatriz Dujovne was born and raised in Buenos Aires, and has lived half of her adult life in the American Midwest. She received a graduate degree in psychology from the University of Buenos Aires, and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. She now dances in Buenos Aires and in the United States.

“In Strangers’ Arms is both an evocative ballad dedicated to Buenos Aires, and an effective and aesthetic anatomy of the dance form.”—Eric Van Young, University of California, San Diego; “Unique among tango books published outside Argentina, In Strangers’ Arms brings us face to face with an intimate tango, one as far removed from the big stages as it is from the stereotype of the Latin male.”—Sergio Pujol, author of Discépolo, una biografía argentina; “A must-read for tango aficionados. Beatriz Dujovne dispels the myths surrounding the dance and probes the heart of the tango in an honest and accurate portrayal of the dance and its allure.”—Alex Krebs, tango dancer and musician.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword by Alejandro Martino      Introduction: More Than Fishnets and Fedoras      PART I. THE PEOPLE1. In Strangers’ Arms      2. Buenos Aires: Connection Metropolis      3. Shadows in the Temple: Inside the Milongas      4. The Invisible Heart of the Dance      PART II. THE PLACES5. La Boca: The Rebel Embrace      6. San Telmo: Improvisation in the Wilderness      7. The World Milonga: Tango Gypsies of the 21st Century      PART III. THE POETRY8. The Conversation of Song      9. Milonguita: A Thread of the Tango Epic      10. Four Weeks and a Lifetime with Alberto Podestá      Epilogue: The Tango in All of Us      Bibliography      Table of Lyrics      Index