What Is a Tango and Is The Argentine Interpretation Better?

The Tango. A romantic Latin dance style performed by a man and women using synchronized dance steps. Personally, I love watching people dancing the Tango. They way the partners move together in harmony as you see the passion between them as they tell a story. The passion in the Tango is so important. Without passion there literally is no dance. A Latin dance is always oozing with passion and romance. 

       The Tango was originated in South America in the early twentieth century. At the beginning, the Tango was only performed by women, but as it became more popular in Argentina the Tango became a couple dance. In the19th century, Buenos Aires was filled with immigrants from Europe and Africa, many of them were  lonely and looking for companionship in their new home. These people found their way to the salons, looking for drinks to cover their sorrows, temporary friendship, and any entertainment to help ease their depression. The mix of cultures combined to bring about a new style of music, formed from African beats, Indian rhythms, Latin influences, and the popular music of the pampas (flatlands) in Argentina. This new music was now called The Tango. Then, around the 1910s the Tango began to spread around America eventually reaching New York continuously gaining popularity. Not really following its article name, "Learn to Dance Tango with Ballroomdancers",  gave the best information out of the sources that I have sited below. This website passed the CRAP test giving not only me, but the world wonderful information. The Tango involves very repetitive dance steps with motions going from strong to soft. In this dance the man must hold the lady in the crook of his arm with her other arm around his waist. The man must allow the lady to rest in this position as he leads her across the dance floor with a curving pattern. The dancers goal is to make a strong connection to the music, the audience, and of course, each other.

       With this dances come several different styles and interpretations. One of the most popular forms of the Tango is the Argentine Tango. It does not get any more hot or steamy than the Argentine Tango. The Argentine Tango is much more intimate and passionate compared to your average Tango. In the Argentine Tango the bodies are pressed very closely together. The Argentine Tango is an evolving dance and music form everyday on the social floor in Argentina. 





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http://www.triogarufa.com/tango-history.html


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