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- ↑ "In Swango, This Time Opposites Don't Attract", The New York Times , June 15, 2003
- ↑ Parks, Steve. "In lively competition, swing vs. tango rocks", Newsday, May 13, 2005
- ↑ An interview with the choreographers of Swango