You could visit our web page about our Argentina Day where we ate food from Argentina and attended a performance of the Tangueros from Buenos Aires. And finally, Planet Tango has put worthwhile selected articles from their newsletter, El Firulete , on the internet. Then you might want to listen to some tangos to see if the music is for you. You'll need to have RealAudio installed on your computer.
Most tangos feature the bandoneon as a major instrument.
Also see his reviews of video resources for the Tango dancer Daniel Trenner's articles above may be helpful as well. Here in Fairbanks you can call the Ballroom Dance Club at 479-2655 and ask when the next round of Argentine Tango or American Tango begins. You have to carefully move your mouse over the central images to find the links. Daniel Trenner of Bridge to the Tango takes Tango dance tour groups to Buenos Aires every spring. You might want to also look at one professional dancer's Sugerencias para bailar en Buenos Aires with nice bandoneon music in the background.