Argentine Tango

Inside The Dream:Interview with ArtistCandice White BySarah R. GraffPhotographer Candice White was the Tango Noticias cover artist inFebruary and she graciously returns again this month. She residesin Dallas, Texas where she works and dances tango. I interviewedher about her work, her dancing, and the tango calendar shecreated for 2005 called “Inside the Dream: a Calendar CelebratingWomen Who Dance Tango”.Tango Noticias: Do you dance tango?How long have you been dancingtango?Candice White: Yes, I am an avidlover/hater of tango, and have beendancing for almost 4 years. I love it,because it has brought my mostcreative, artistic soul to the surface. Ihate it because it is forever challenging,and just when I think I've got it, there issomething else to learn and integrate.Tango Noticias: What provoked yourinitial interest in tango? Did you use itas a subject first or did you begindancing tango first?Candice White: I have always lovedwatching Tango...long before it becamepopular, and actually wanted it to beour first dance 19 years ago at mywedding. There was only ballroomtango at the time, so we went to alesson at some dance studio, andquickly realized that we better stick witha waltz! For a couple of years I did notwant to combine my love ofphotography, which is my profession,with my tango. I wanted to keep the twoworlds separate, as tango was my"passionate love" and I was married tophotography, but on my first trip toBuenos Aires in March of 2003, and asI was separated from my husband foronly two months at the time, I went witha heavy heart. I shot the dancers on thestreet, in small cafes and in the clubs atnight, and really got a "feel" for the truedance. On my return, to my surprise, Ihad enough images to present a show,which I did in October, 2003, called"Un Pensamiento Triste"....(a sadthought). With the success of that, I hadover 350 people attend, I was inspiredto do the calendar, "Inside The Dream",and photographed the women in Dallaswho dance tango.Tango Noticias: What do you mostespecially like about some of your tangoshots? Is there anything about tango asa subject which makes it especiallyinteresting to you?Candice White: I am inspired by feet.In tango, we have a phrase..."She haspretty feet", which means that she haslearned to use her feet in a pretty way,much like that of a ballet dancer. If thefeet aren't pretty, forget about anythingelse. Also, the way a dancer takessteps in long strides. I love the look of along stretch from the waist to the end of1 Tango Noticias March 2005