Percell St. Thomass
Cruising the Caribe
Percell St. Thomass
Today, there is no better way to discover the tango, its music and dance, than cruising; and, there is no better place to tango aboard a cruise ship than sailing the beautiful Caribbean islands. After the resurgence in popularity of the tango, it quickly became a highlight of many of many cruises. Throughout the Caribbean from the United States to South America, the tango has been rediscovered
Of course, dance cruises of all sorts had been common. Many cruise lines offered theme cruises which highlighted a particular dance genre. There were ballroom and Latin dance cruises, and swing dance cruises, but not tango. One of the first groups to specialize in putting tango on the high seas was Tango at Sea. They conducted their first tango cruise to the Western Caribbean in March 1998. Their primary focus was in bringing on board the top names of the day, such as Gabriel Misse, Leandro Palou, Miguel Zotto, Milena Plebs and others almost exclusively from Argentina, to providing classes and showcases.
It didn’ t take long for the idea to catch on, Today, there are several cruise lines and companies, including Tango at Sea, Bailando Reisen, Greek Island Tango, and Tango-DanceKinesis which continue to create one of the greatest ways to visit these and other island paradises.
Tango and cruising were made for each other. Both tango and cruising combine to provide a special kind of escape. Dancers can lose themselves in the fantasies of a life from the pages of a novel. Tango is, at its core, a highly social dance. Dancing with a foreign strangers for the first time is the norm.
Tango cruising the Caribbean in particular, offers the perfect setting for a daring, warm ocean intrigue, set beautiful moonlit romantic evening.. Dancers may take classes and attend milongas, held weekly around their home cities. But, the exotic escape of a Caribbean cruise can create a tango fantasy.
This is a fantastic way to mingle with people from around the world. What could be more exotic, romantic, alluring, mysterious, captivating, joyous, and personal than the warm moonlit oceans of the Caribbean, and the palmed cooled, white sandy beaches of islands?
Finding the right cruise line and / or cruise can be like finding the right dance partner. There are many cruise lines offering dance and even tango only cruises in the Caribbean.
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