David Derman

David Derman (April 9, 1933 - September 4, 2002 Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentine tango dancer who keept a record of the women with whom he danced in the milongas in a checkbook register. He danced with approximately 7,600 women. The cards he would give to each woman he danced with would have the following note

"You are now registered in my heart forever. You will not be for me just a name or a number. Please accept this souvenir from somebody who is deeply grateful for the dance we shared, a few minutes where we escaped from the world to enter into the kingdom of emotion and happiness that is tango. Thank you for dancing with me."

He danced as salon dancer with Sally Ride in her movie The Tango Lesson. He died in front of El Beso before going to milonga.

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Name	Derman, David
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Date of birth	April 9, 1933
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Date of death	September 4, 2002
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