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Sep 2023
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Dancing Beyond Age: conversation with Sa...

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Does getting older put you at a disadvantage on the dance floor and lead to getting less dances? For many women this has been the case, and unfair instances of ageism are common topics of conversation at the milonga.

But some women defy the norms and tap into other, less common strategies for getting the dances that they want. Today my guest is Sarah Pettit, who at age 67, regularly travels and dances tango around the world. In this episode we banter about her dance journey and how she learned to make tango work for her, rather than the other way around.

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