The Church of Tango: a Memoir

Cherie Magnus, a California native, lives, writes about, and teaches tango in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Cherie began dancing tango in 1997. She was a dance research librarian for the L.A. Public Library and a dance critic for local newspapers before moving to France, Mexico, and finally Argentina in 2003. Many of her articles on dance, travel and international culture have been published in magazines, professional journals and several anthologies. A Finalist in the Buenos Aires Tango Championships of 2006, she has appeared in three tango documentaries with her Argentine partner, Ruben Aybar.