Required reading for anyone who understands the electrifying power that dance has to transform a life. Exceptionally well written. . . . Merritt s] lively, engaging writing style is unique it can go from side-splittingly funny to poignant in the time it takes to execute a boleo. Melissa A. Fitch, author of Side Dishes: Latina American Women, Sex, and Cultural Production

The Argentine tango is one of the world s best-known partner dances. Though tango is much admired and discussed, very little has been written about its ongoing evolution. While the dance is steeped in...