A difficult dance in two-four time characterized by graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a great variety of steps, including the cross step and turning steps. The dance is of Spanish origin, and is believed to have been in its original form a part of the fandango.
a musical tune appropriate for this dance.
A duple-meter dance from Argentina that was popular in Paris in the early twentieth century.
an Argentinean dance in duple meter with long, gliding steps
Argentinian dance danced by couples and marked by strong syncopation, dotted rhythmic figures, and a 2/4 time signature.
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
music written in duple time for dancing the tango
Social dance originating in Argentina, which enjoyed a Golden Age roughly parallel to the evolution of Lindy Hop in the United States.
A dance originated in the streets and salons of Buenos Aires, Argentine. Its is characterised as very aspassionate. [back
Probably the world's best known dance after the waltz, the modern tango developed in Argentina at the beginning of the 20th century. It took its rhythm from the Cuban habanera and the Argentinian milonga, and its name probably from the Spanish tango andalúz.
Tango is a social dance form originating in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay. The musical styles that evolved together with the dance are also known as "tango".
Tango by Adidas was the official match ball of 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina.
Tango, whose full title is Tango, no me dejes nunca, is a 1998 tango film written and directed by Carlos Saura. It is set in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The film is an Argentinian-Spanish co-production.