My parents’ extreme tango makeover
Simone Facchini and Gioia Abballe of Italy at the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires.
When Yowei Shaw was in college, her parents' relationship started to change.
Maybe it was empty nest syndrome, maybe it was a midlife crisis — she's not quite sure. But after taking dance lessons on a cruise ship, her parents turned their lives upside down for the tango. They went from a couple who stayed home watching the History Channel to dancers going out five nights a week, perfecting their technique.
They even renovated their house to make room for a dance floor. When they made a trip to Buenos Aires, the tango’s birthplace and epicenter, they invited Yowei along.
(Originally aired August 12, 2011)
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