THE Kuala Lumpur Tango Club presents Montevideo Night, a tango showcase starring Uruguayan tango exponents Nazareno and Mariana at the Royal Selangor Golf Club in Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

Jointly organised with the Embassy of Uruguay, Montevideo Night is a typical River Plate Milonga where guests will be able to join the Uruguayan duo on the dance floor.

Nazareno and Mariana are said to be among the finest tango dancers in the world and they are also reputable choreographers. They have been dancing partners since 1997, members of the corps de ballet of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Montevideo, Uruguayan Champions of the Stage Tango category and semi-finalists of the Tango Dance World Cup Championship on three occasions including 2008.

The duo participated as soloists in numerous prestigious shows around the world. This month too they will participate at the Fourth Pusan Tafisa World Sport for All Games, representing Uruguay.

They have developed their own original style with emphasis on traditional tango esthetics. In their classes they take traditional tango as a starting point, but give incentives for students to explore and seek identification with the dance.
They also emphasise connectivity between dance partners and improvised dance techniques.

The tango club runs weekly tango events around the city and provides dance enthusiasts with the opportunity to learn as well as enjoy the Latin American dance form.

The club also organises the Kuala Lumpur Tango Festival which features tango workshops in the Central Market.

Uruguay’s contribution to the genre is important and numerous. The best known tango forms such as La Cumparsita and Madreselvas are Uruguayan, as are the dance’s composers and orchestra conductors such as Gerardo Mattos Rodriguez and Francisco Canaro, singers such as Carlos Gardel and Julio Sosa, poets such as Horacio Ferrer and dancers such as the legendary Lola Candales.

The famous tango La Morocha is dedicated to Candales as well as Margarita Verdier, another legendary dancer of Tiempos Viejos fame.

Entry RM100. Time: 8.30pm. Call 012-315-1008 or 012-662-8022 or visit tangomalaysia.com/pages/N&M.html.