1. Why does Marina Palmer's first experience of a milonga while on vacation in Buenos Aires set her off on her quest to become an expert in tango?

2. To what extent do Marina's criteria for her ideal tango partner correspond with her criteria for an ideal boyfriend?

3. How would you describe the roles played by Marina's parents and her therapist, Beth, in supporting her decision to quit her job and move to Buenos Aires to study the tango?

4. "A milonga is not a party....[i]t really is like going to the office." What does Marina Palmer mean by this, and to what extent do you agree?

5. How does the tango function as a metaphor in Kiss & Tango? What does it represent to Marina and to the porteños with whom she dances?

6. Why does Marina fall into a series of sexual liaisons with her many dancing partners, and to what extent does the success of those encounters seem dependent on the quality of the dancing?

7. How would you describe the city of Buenos Aires, its culture, and its inhabitants, based on Marina Palmer's accounts of them?

8. Of all of Marina's romantic partners in Buenos Aires, which relationships seem to have been the most significant in terms of her development as a tango dancer?

9. What does Marina's decision to dance on a notorious street, calle Florida, for pocket change from local spectators reveal about her commitment to the tango as an art form?

10. To what extent does Marina's experience in Buenos Aires change her life for the better?