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Tango
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Tango danced by Rudolph Valentino and partner from the motion picture Four Horsemen of the …
(credit: Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., © 1921; photograph, from the Museum of Modern Art Film Stills Archive)
Spirited dance; also a South American ballroom dance. It evolved in the dance halls and, perhaps, the brothels of poorer districts of Buenos Aires, Arg., possibly influenced by the Cuban habanera. It was made popular in the U.S. by Vernon and Irene Castle, and by 1915 it was being danced throughout Europe. Early versions, danced to music in the prevailing duple metre (²⁄₄), were fast and exuberant; these were later modified to the smoother ballroom step, characterized by long pauses and stylized body positions and danced to music usually in ⁴⁄₄ time. Among those associated with tango are Juan D'Arienzo, Anibal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Carlos Di Sarli, Francisco Canaro, Astor Piazzolla, and Carlos Gardel.

tango
1. a Latin American dance in duple time, characterized by long gliding steps and sudden pauses
2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
Tango 

a modern ballroom dance of Argentinian origin. The tango is in duple time and has the same rhythmic form as the habanera. One of the most popular ballroom dances of America and Europe, it is also performed on the stage. The tango rhythm is used in both instrumental and vocal music. The dance is usually included in ballroom dancing courses.
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To get on the stage she may require the assistance of a muscular dancer young enough to be her grandson, but she is still capable of wowing audiences singing the classic tangos she helped popularize decades ago.
Cafe de los maestros by Holston, Mark / Americas (English Edition)
Tango Voices: Songs From The Soul Of Buenos Aires & Beyond" is a remarkable and memorable compendium of celebrated tangos from around the world.
Tango Voices by Internet Bookwatch
Marcel, who runs the You Can Dance tango studio, said she learned about full-moon tangos while living in Boston, where dances take place on a bridge above the Charles River near Harvard Square.
STEPPING THE NIGHT FANTASTIC by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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