Organizers are attempting a balancing act
After thirteen months of being almost exclusively online, Argentine tango is gradually making its comeback to the real world, that is, here, in the USA. From small private gatherings to public outdoor milongas and even some of the better known tango festivals, tango dancing in person is bit by bit becoming a reality again. The first signs could be seen back in March when a handful of festival organizers began to announce that their national events would return this summer, foremost of which were the ‘Windy City Tango Festival’ in Chicago, ‘Burning Tango’ and ‘ATUSA’ in Northern California, and the ‘Tucson Tango Festival’. These popular nationwide events which usually attract a tango crowd of several hundred or more dancers are scheduled to take place as early as June and July, despite ongoing Covid restrictions in most states. And registrations from all over the country have been going strong.