Energised by Tim's salsa music, Anne asked why salsa is so popular in London. Tim replied that there is more to Latin American dancing than salsa. He said that people in Latin America don't just dance to salsa all night. There are all sorts of varieties (merengue etc). "Oh really? Would you like to teach me?" Tim agreed to teach, and here is the result -- not just salsa and tango, but a lot more: bolero, milonga, vals, son and possibly cha cha.

Tim Sharp was first introduced to tango by his sister at the age of 16. She dragged him from the piano and insisted that he partner her for lessons, primarily so she could prepare herself, should she in later years come across a suitable latin lover (preferably with pony-tail attached).

Although developing an affinity for both the music and the revolutionary concept of dancing in time to it (remember we are talking about the age of punk now), it was the demographics (mainly middle and late years and later), and the (thankfully) lack of sexual chemistry with his partner that destined his skills to lie dormant.

Their awakening came several years later, in Lima, through his Argentinian neighbour - an expatriot-at-sea, desperately (and I mean desperately) seeking a tango partner to help her equilibriate herself in the mire the anarchy in which she found herself. It was she, who, with all the compassion and tolerance of one of her compatriot generals, insisted that he re-aquaint himself with el base, el ocho atras, el ocho adelante y so on.

After a few months of coercion, coupled with less co-oerced interludes at sleazy bars in los barrios de Buenos Aires he now finds himself in a position to return the neighbourly favour to a select pre-Christmas gathering, all hopefully wearing leather-soled shoes.

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