SUGAR LOAF—The Seligmann Center for the Arts was alive on Jan. 10 with dancers, and moving gracefully among the couples was internationally-renowned Tango master, Jorges Torres. At the request of his friend and fellow tango instructor, Gustavo Rios, Torres came to Tango Under the Tent, which uses the center.
Torres watched couples move around the softly-lit dance floor and would give individual guidance, perhaps demonstrate a step with the female partner, and gently acknowledge improvement.
President of Tango Under the Tent Luz Lopez says Torres is “best of the best.” Torres has danced since childhood, learning Argentine folk dance, tango, flamenco, and other styles. He finally decided to narrow down to one he kept for “my own pleasure—Argentine Tango. ”
Torres says tango is for everyone. “In this I feel like I am alive. It’s ageless, so I can dance until I’m 200. You don’t need to be young. You don’t need to be tall, blue-eyed, you don’t need to be special.”
