The festival began in Hamburg, Germany, at the start of the century, and versions of the event have been held since then in Stockholm, Berlin, Copenhagen, San Francisco and Mexico City.
Tango dancers Augusto Balizano, left, and Claudio Gonzalez rehearse their show during the Queer Tango Festival 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Unlike tango where a man leads a woman, Queer Tango is performed beyond traditional tango standards and codes, in which both men and women can lead or follow. The festival was born in Hamburg, Germany around 2000, when a group of women decided to organize a tango festival for a gay…
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Tango dancers Augusto Balizano, left, and Claudio Gonzalez dance tango during a rehearsal of their show at the Queer Tango Festival 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Unlike tango where a man leads a woman, Queer Tango is performed beyond traditional tango standards and codes, in which both men and women can lead or follow. The festival was born in Hamburg, Germany around 2000, when a group of women decided to organize a …
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Couples dance tango during the Queer Tango Festival 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, early Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Unlike tango where a man leads a woman, Queer Tango is performed beyond traditional tango standards and codes, in which both men and women can lead or follow. The festival was born in Hamburg, Germany around 2000, when a group of women decided to organize a tango festival for a gay audience, but not limited to gay participants. The idea quickly spread to other cities like Stockholm, Berlin, Copenhagen, San Francisco, Mexico and Buenos Aires. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)