Pic of the Day - Tiny Argentinian Man Dances with Tall American Woman

This shot was taken in the beautifully eclectic neighborhood of La Boca in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jax and I had been wandering through the neighborhood, casually shopping and taking in the sights, and we decided to stop at this little cafe for a glass of wine. Right after we sat down at one of the sidewalk tables, the couple in the photo began dancing the Tango, right in the middle of the street! At the end of their dance, the couple invited patrons of the cafe to dance with them (for tips, of course). I resisted at first, but the draw of Tango in the street was like the draw of karaoke - it seems like a really bad idea at first, but once the idea marinates for a few minutes, it becomes irresistible. So I let the man pull me up out of my chair and into the street, where he tried to make my awkward steps look graceful, to the laughs and cheers of other people in the street.

To this day I still don't know if those people were laughing at my lack of dancing skills, or the fact that my dance partner's eye-level was not one centimeter higher or lower than my boobs. This photo really doesn't do justice to our height difference, but take my word for it - I'm practically standing on my knees! And no, that is not my hat.