By René Hill

Hot, heated and passionate are just three words that can be used to describe the Bermuda Festival's opening act ¿ Tango Fire.

Artistic director Carolina Soler spoke to The Royal Gazette from Boston about the production and her dancers.

The name of the company is Estampas Porteñas, which simply translates to "a figure of Buenos Aires".

After a long and successful career as a ballerina, Ms Soler initially danced in the Company, but since 2003 she only directs.

Asked how did Tango Fire differ from other troupes and shows, she said: "It is an evolution from other dances, ballet to jazz, as it is a better technique of the rotation of the feet the position of the back.

"The movement is soft when you see it, not brutal, it's more sensual."

Ms Soler's aim was to have youthful dancers, who bring the experience of other forms of dance to the Tango.

"All the people in the company are very, very young," she explained. "The Tango used to be for older people."

Most of the dancers are in their 20s, while the musicians range in age up to 34.

"A lot of older dancers from ten or 15 years ago don't have the techniques, from ballet or jazz and I am carrying these things into the Tango," explained Ms Soler.

"I like the lifts, but in the Milonga (disco or club) in Buenos Aires, you only dance for yourself, but you can't do lifts, only walk for yourself, but when you make a performance, you can't do that.

"The audience is looking for the spectacular, the sensuality of the Tango, the lifts. We have all these things, but we didn't lose the feeling of the Tango."