By Setarreh Massihzadegan
THE ERICKSON TRIBUNE

Wrapped in beams of outside light, they step together slowly, creating an elegant tangle of legs. To a soundtrack of orchestral music, the pair changes direction and ends effortlessly in a picturesque pose.

In their two bedroom  apartment home at Linden Ponds, Norman and Renee Feingold bring Argentine Tango to life just as they do on Thursday evenings at “Let’s Dance,” the weekly dance party they initiated at the community.

“We love to share the excitement and exercise value [of dance] and the beauty of the Latin music,” Renee Feingold says. “We love to share dancing with other people.”

Discovering dance
Four years ago at the International Tango Festival in Buenos Aires, the Feingolds discovered their affinity for Argentine Tango. Among couples from 31 nations, they spent six days of the eight-day festival practicing at milongas, or “dance parties,” that ended in the early morning hours.

Though they were familiar with American Tango, the Feingolds became enthralled with the Argentine version of the dance, which is more disciplined, according to Norman Feingold.

“They require a rigid adherence to steps and posture,” he says. “You have to dance as if [the two of] you were one,” which is why, he adds, the dance is described as a  “threeminute love affair.”

Many admirers
An eight-step dance with many variations and additional moves known as “adornments,” the Argentine Tango has won many admirers at Linden Ponds. When the Feingolds meet a handful of other couples and individuals on Thursday nights, Argentine Tango is the favorite.

“We do whatever dances we want to do, but we seem to be gravitating to the Argentine Tango,” says Frances Galton, who often attends the dance parties with her husband Robert. The two met at a ballroom dance class in New York City and have been dancing for 15 years.