Probably it may be partly true that of well educated, well travelled, healthy and fit young Argentinians of wealthy families between 19, many exhibited these traits. Some of this ‘group’ were at least partly responsible for the popularisation of Tango in Paris and elsewhere in the 1910-20s.Ĭontinuing reminiscing about the early Tango scene in London, we should not forget the work of Paul Lange and Michiko Okazaki.They not only ran the ‘El Once’ tango club but also published the quarterly magazine ‘El Once Tango News’ which started in the early 1990s. They changed venues a few times ,but ran many years at the Crypt at Clerkenwell Green until retiring in 2013. Tony still has copies of their magazine, which are testament to the volume of information and work Paul and Michiko put in.
They even included a compilation – directory of Tango clubs and venues all around the world. Looking at the advertisements it appears some people thought that the new ‘Tango industry’ was a way to make money – Trips to Buenos Aires, Shows, World renowned teachers. I suspect that for others, the potential students and would be dancers, ‘Argentine Tango’ was very attractive.