We think beauty is functional.
(David speaking) In other contexts, I remember reading about a study where people would more successfully use ATMs that were more beautiful (with fewer errors) than ATMs that were not. There was a physics talk by a Nobel prize winning physicist stating the following: beauty is a great predictor of truth in physics. A theory that's beautiful is more likely to be true.
In sports, very often, good form is beautiful. So, too, in tango. By working on making something more beautiful, you will also be working on making it more functional. It may seem a longer road, but there is still function inside the beauty.
From cd baby writeup: Zigatango reworks Argentinean tango and traditional Gypsy music with a rare youthful flair exposing a burning intensity of emotion, often combined with a wild, almost demonic energy.
