Monday, June 4, 2007

Tango Dance




Tango (the dance with the stop "Baille Con Carte") is one of the most fascinating of all dances. Originating in Spain or Morocco, the Tango was introduced to the New World by the Spanish settlers, eventually coming back to Spain with Black and Creole influences.
In the early 19th Century, the Tango was a solo dance performed by the woman. The Andalusian Tango was later done by one or two couples walking together using castanets. The dance was soon considered immoral with its flirting music!
Tango is a social dance originating in Buenos Aires Argentina. The musical styles that evolved together with the dance are also known as "Tango".
The dance spread throughout Europe in the 1900's. Originally popularized in New York in the winter of 1910 - 1911, Rudolph Valentino then made the Tango a hit in 1921.
There are a number of styles of tango:
Argentine Tango and Uruguayan Tango. Also known as Tango Rioplatense
Ballroom Tango,
Finnish Tango
"The Tango is the easiest dance. If you make a mistake and get tangled up, you just Tango on." (Al Pacino in "The Scent of a Woman.") Movies that featured Tango dancing include "The Scent of a Woman", Madonna's "Evita" and "True Lies" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi,
We really enjoyed your posts about the different hispanic cultures music. We specially liked your Bacahata piece.

Coolest Regards,

Cool-Spaniards

Anonymous said...

Keep up the good work.