Buenos Aires 'taxi dancers' ease tourists into the tango scene

A professional tango 'taxi dancer' (right) teaches a newcomer dancer during a milonga at the Marabu tango saloon in Buenos Aires. Photo: AFP

For many people, dancing the tango while on a visit to Buenos Aires is on the bucket list. The only problem: the steps are tricky to learn and venturing unversed onto a "milonga" dance floor can be a brutal experience.

Enter the Argentine capital's "taxi dancers" – professionals who accompany novice dancers for a night out on the town.