| Tango Description: | | | | the head from one position to the other and twists |
| Tango can be described as an "earthy" and | | | | with big movements. |
| "dramatic" ball room dance, with the walking | | | | Besides these geographical Tango styles, we have a |
| movements being dominated. It is sometimes "slow," | | | | variety of other Tango dance styles as: |
| and other times a bit "fast" and "sharp" dance. | | | | Salon-style Tango: |
| Beginning of Tango: | | | | In this Tango style, the couple dances with an upright |
| Tango is one of the different types of ball room | | | | posture, can be either a close or an open embrace. |
| dance, which is considered to be the third couple | | | | Milonguero-style Tango: |
| dance in the dance history. It began to evolve | | | | This is typically danced with a leaning position in which |
| somewhere at the beginning of twentieth century. | | | | the dancer's shoulders are normally joined. Most of |
| Tango is believed to be danced in Paris, London and | | | | the times, it is danced in a close embrace. The couple |
| New York in 1907-1914, but the real origin came from | | | | usually maintains a constant upper body contact. |
| Buenos Aires. Many people believe, that in the late | | | | Orillero-style Tango: |
| 19th century, Buenos Aires was filled with immigrants | | | | This is a Tango dance style, in which the dancers |
| from Europe and Africa, who slowly developed | | | | maintain a distance among each other to allow both |
| friendship among themselves. They found a way to | | | | dance partners to make steps outside the embrace. |
| reduce their sorrows by giving rise to a new style of | | | | It can be danced in both, open and closed embrace. |
| music and dance, which was named "Tango." The | | | | Club-style Tango: |
| Historians also have an argument, that this name has | | | | It is the fusion of both the salon and milonguero |
| come from the African drum beat tan---go, or from | | | | styles. It is usually danced in a closed embrace, but |
| Latin word meaning" to touch." | | | | the female partner is allowed to make movements |
| Tango Dance Styles: | | | | freely. |
| Tango can be danced in a variety of styles, with | | | | Tango Nuevo (New Tango): |
| different types of music. The main Tango style will | | | | It is a new style of Tango which emphasizes on the |
| always have an "open embrace" and a "closed | | | | new moves and steps in Tango dance style. It is |
| embrace." In a close embrace, the couple is very | | | | usually danced in an open and loose embrace, with an |
| close to each other, usually touching their shoulders | | | | upright posture. |
| and heads. While in an open embrace, the couple | | | | Fantasia (Show Tango): |
| stands further apart to allow a wide range of | | | | It is a style of Tango usually danced in stage shows, |
| movements. Tango styles geographically may range | | | | with combination of different Tango dance styles. |
| from Argentina style--American style---International | | | | Canyengue: |
| style. | | | | It is a historical tango, danced in a close embrace, |
| Argentine style: | | | | with bent knees. |
| The core of Argentinean style Tango is bandoneon, | | | | Tango music and steps: |
| often accompanied by a band including guitar, piano, | | | | Tango is one of the ball room dances, which allows |
| one or two violins, but never has a drum beat. In | | | | the dancers to simply translate the music into their |
| Buneon Aires a Tango dance style was popular for | | | | physical motion. |
| crowded dance floors in the early 1950s. It was called | | | | Basic rhythmic patterns: |
| as a "Brownian motion" dance, being random and | | | | The Argentina Tango is danced with a standard |
| changed in many directions. Argentine Tango can | | | | meter of 2/4, creating "quick-quick" steps called the |
| vary from very open, leader and follower connecting | | | | "corrida" or running steps. For learning Tango dance, |
| at arm length, to very closed, in which the | | | | there is 8-count basic pattern to be learned. This |
| connection is chest-to- chest. | | | | 8-count pattern is divided into four parts. |
| American style: | | | | 1. the Salida, (the exit) on beat 1, is the point of |
| American Tango has adopted the features of both | | | | departure, |
| Argentine and the International styles.Tango Mannita | | | | 2. the parte caminada, on beats 2,3, and 4, (the |
| is a classic American Tango, built on four | | | | walking part), |
| variations;(slow, quick, quick, slow).It is considered to | | | | 3. the trabada, on beat 5, which suggests joining |
| be a medium tempo dance, with a beat of 2/4 or 4 | | | | together, or cross-step, |
| 4. American Tango uses more slow steps with quick | | | | 4. the natural resolucion, on beats 6,7 and 8, bringing |
| contrasts. | | | | the couple together to the entire set of steps. |
| International Style: | | | | By repetition of these basic 8-count steps, you can |
| International Tango dance involves sharp snaps of | | | | learn Tango easily. |