The Tango
The Tango
Argentina is known for many things, but most of all, the Tango. Buenos Aires, Argentina is where the social dance of the Tango originated (Wikipedia). The tango has a rich, colorful, and mysterious history behind it in the Argentine culture. "Tango" also refers to the musical form that usually accompanies the dance (Wikipedia). The "authentic" tango is the first recorded form of the tango danced in Argentina (Wikipedia). The "authentic" tango is where it's "history" begins. The Tango originated in the lower-class districts of Buenos Aires and Montevideo (Wikipedia). The music is derived from the fusion of European, South American Milonga, and African rhythms (Wikipedia). In the early years of the twentieth century, dancers and orchestras from Buenos Aires traveled to Europe, and the first European tango craze took place in Paris, soon followed by London, Berlin, and other capitals (Wikipedia). Towards the end of 1913 it hit New York in the USA, and Finland (Wikipedia). In the USA around 1911 the name "Tango" was often applied to dances in a 2/4 or 4/4 rhythm such as the one-step (Wikipedia). Tango music was sometimes played, but at a rather fast tempo (Wikipedia). Instructors of the period would sometimes refer to this as a "North American Tango", versus the "Rio de la Plata tango" also called "Argentine Tango" (Wikipedia). By 1914 more authentic tango stylings were soon developed, along with some variations like Albert Newman's "Minuet" Tango (Wikipedia). In Argentina, the onset in 1929 of the Great Depression, and restrictions introduced after the overthrow of the government in 1930 caused Tango to decline (Wikipedia). Tango again became widely fashionable and a matter of national pride under the government of Juan Peron (Wikipedia). Tango declined again in the 1950s with economic depression and as the military dictatorships banned public gatherings (Wikipedia). The dance lived on in smaller venues until its revival in the 1980s following the
Argentina is known for many things, but most of all, the Tango. Buenos Aires, Argentina is where the social dance of the Tango originated (Wikipedia). The tango has a rich, colorful, and mysterious history behind it in the Argentine culture. "Tango" also refers to the musical form that usually accompanies the dance (Wikipedia). The "authentic" tango is the first recorded form of the tango danced in Argentina (Wikipedia). The "authentic" tango is where it's "history" begins. The Tango originated in the lower-class districts of Buenos Aires and Montevideo (Wikipedia). The music is derived from the fusion of European, South American Milonga, and African rhythms (Wikipedia). In the early years of the twentieth century, dancers and orchestras from Buenos Aires traveled to Europe, and the first European tango craze took place in Paris, soon followed by London, Berlin, and other capitals (Wikipedia). Towards the end of 1913 it hit New York in the USA, and Finland (Wikipedia). In the USA around 1911 the name "Tango" was often applied to dances in a 2/4 or 4/4 rhythm such as the one-step (Wikipedia). Tango music was sometimes played, but at a rather fast tempo (Wikipedia). Instructors of the period would sometimes refer to this as a "North American Tango", versus the "Rio de la Plata tango" also called "Argentine Tango" (Wikipedia). By 1914 more authentic tango stylings were soon developed, along with some variations like Albert Newman's "Minuet" Tango (Wikipedia). In Argentina, the onset in 1929 of the Great Depression, and restrictions introduced after the overthrow of the government in 1930 caused Tango to decline (Wikipedia). Tango again became widely fashionable and a matter of national pride under the government of Juan Peron (Wikipedia). Tango declined again in the 1950s with economic depression and as the military dictatorships banned public gatherings (Wikipedia). The dance lived on in smaller venues until its revival in the 1980s following the