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Contact Improvisation: Embracing Modern Dance

A new form of post-modern dance called Contact Improvisation has begun to emerge on the BA dance scene. Rosalind Walters heads along to a jam session to find out more.

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The Indy Eye: Polo Season 2010

The Indy Eye: Polo Season 2010

As one of the oldest sports in the world and very popular one in Argentina, Shoorest Fezoni decided to look behind the scene of this historical sport.

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Franco Icasati: Argentina’s Competitive Edge

Rosalind Walters chats to Franco Icasati, Argentina’s karate champion and two-times South American champion.

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An Idiot’s Guide to Polo

If you are considering heading to the polo this coming weekend, you may well arrive and wonder what is going on. Ruth Jones breaks it down for you.

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Inside Polo

The Palermo Cup final is a week away, and you cannot go anywhere without being confronted by adverts of handsome young polo players. It’s time to get inside the ‘sport of kings’.

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The Story of Huracan F.C London

An English Sunday League side has become a Facebook sensation with football fans after taking the name of BA institution Huracan; Daniel Edwards talks with founder, ‘Globo’ fan Henry May.

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Do You Ultimate?

Thirty years after the sport’s invention, frisbee has landed in Argentina with a bang, and has grown into an unanticipated phenomenon that can be seen in Palermos’s green parks.

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Amputee Football World Cup 2010

Amputee Football World Cup 2010

Last week, Argentina played host to the Amputee Football World Cup 2010. But three decades after the game was created, it is still struggling to be recognised by international sporting bodies.

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The Indy Eye: Buenos Aires Roller 2010

Indy photographers capture roller bladers from around the world as they race around the iconic landmarks of Buenos Aires for the first time.

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Feel the Burn at Boot Camp BA

Feel the Burn at Boot Camp BA

Spring is here, Buenos Aires is heating up, and everyone is already thinking about where to go in the summer. But how do you shake off the effects of all the malbecs and milanesas that got you through the winter?

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