The origin and spread of tango Tango is a dance that has influences from, Native American and culture. Dances from the ceremonies of former slave peoples helped shape the modern day tango.

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The dance originated in lower-class districts of and. The music derived from the fusion of various forms of music from Europe. The words 'tango' and 'tambo' around the River Plate basin were initially used to refer to musical gatherings of slaves, with written records of colonial authorities attempting to ban such gatherings as early as 1789. Initially, it was just one of the many dances, but it soon became popular throughout society, as and street spread it from the suburbs to the working-class slums, which were packed with hundreds of thousands of European. In the early years of the 20th century, dancers and orchestras from Buenos Aires travelled to Europe, and the first European tango craze took place in, soon followed by,, and other capitals. Towards the end of 1913 it hit in the US, and Finland.

In the US, around 1911, the word 'tango' was often applied to dances in a 2 4 or 4 4 rhythm such as the. The term was fashionable and did not indicate that tango steps would be used in the dance, although they might be. Tango music was sometimes played, but at a rather fast tempo. Instructors of the period would sometimes refer to this as a 'North American tango', versus the so-called 'Argentine Tango'. By 1914, more authentic tango stylings were soon developed, [ ] along with some variations like Albert Newman's 'Minuet' tango.

In Argentina, the onset in 1929 of the, and restrictions introduced after the overthrow of the government in 1930, caused tango to decline. Its fortunes were reversed as tango became widely fashionable and a matter of national pride under the government of. Tango declined again in the 1950s, as a result of economic and the banning of public gatherings by the military; male-only Tango practice—the custom at the time—was considered 'public gathering'. That, indirectly, boosted the popularity of because, unlike Tango, it did not require such gatherings.

In 2009, the tango was added to the. Main article: Tango canyengue is a rhythmic style of tango that originated in the early 1900s and is still popular today. It is one of the original roots styles of tango and contains all fundamental elements of traditional Tango from the region (Uruguay and Argentina). In tango canyengue the dancers share one axis, dance in a closed embrace, and with the legs relaxed and slightly bent. Tango canyengue uses body dissociation for the leading, walking with firm ground contact, and a permanent combination of on- and off-beat rhythm. Its main characteristics are its musicality and playfulness.

Its rhythm is described as 'incisive, exciting, provocative'. The complex figures of this style became the basis for a theatrical performance style of Tango seen in the touring stage shows. For stage purposes, the embrace is often very open, and the complex footwork is augmented with gymnastic lifts, kicks, and drops. Tango nuevo [ ]. Main articles: and Contact tango takes inspiration from Argentine tango and, both of which are improvised and not choreographed. Contact tango 'blends' the leading and following roles in a similar way to Contact Improvisation, and the dancing partners may frequently change roles during the dance.

Contact tango may include the 'floor work' of contact improvisation or other improvised movements which maintain contact between the partners. This differs from Argentine tango where stepping and walking are the dominant motifs. Contact tango is a partner dance but like contact improvisation, it may include more than two dancers on occasion. Ballroom tango [ ]. Ballroom tango illustration, 1914 Ballroom tango, divided in recent decades into the 'International' (Yogita) and 'European' styles, has descended from the tango styles that developed when the tango first went abroad to Europe and North America. The dance was simplified, adapted to the preferences of conventional ballroom dancers, and incorporated into the repertoire used in International Ballroom dance competitions. English tango was first codified in October 1922, when it was proposed that it should only be danced to modern tunes, ideally at 30 (i.e.

120 – assuming a 4 4 measure). Subsequently, the English tango evolved mainly as a highly, while the American tango evolved as an unjudged with an emphasis on skills. 163 06 Aggiornato Pdf Download there.

This has led to some principal distinctions in basic technique and style. Nevertheless, there are quite a few competitions held in the American style, and of course mutual borrowing of technique and dance patterns happens all the time. Ballroom tangos use different music and styling from the tangos from the River Plata region (Uruguay and Argentina), with more staccato movements and the characteristic head snaps.

The head snaps are totally foreign to Argentine and Uruguayan tango, and were introduced in 1934 under the influence of a similar movement in the legs and feet of the tango from the River Plate, and the theatrical movements of the. This style became very popular in Germany and was soon introduced to England. The movements were very popular with spectators, but not with competition judges. Finnish tango [ ]. Main article: Tango arrived in Finland in 1913.

Free Turbo Grafx 16 Emulator For Dingoo more. The tango spread from the dominant urban dance form to become hugely popular across Finland in the 1950s after and. The melancholy tone of the music reflects the themes of Finnish folk poetry; Finnish tango is almost always in a. The tango is danced in very close full thigh, pelvis and upper body contact in a wide and strong frame, and features smooth horizontal movements that are very strong and determined. Dancers are very low, allowing long steps without any up and down movement, although rises and falls are optional in some styles. Forward steps land heel first except when descending from a rise, and in backward steps dancers push from the heel. In basic steps, the passing leg moves quickly to rest for a moment close to the grounded leg.

Dips and rotations are typical. There is no open position, and typically feet stay close to the floor, except in dips the follower might slightly raise the left leg. Unlike in some Latin American tango styles, in Finnish tango there is no kicking of any kind, and there are no aerials. The annual Finnish tango festival draws over 100,000 tangophiles to the central Finnish town of; the town also hosts the Tango Museum. Comparison of techniques [ ]. A tango demonstration film from 1930,, and Tango use very different techniques. In Argentine and Uruguayan tango, the body's center moves first, then the feet reach to support it.

In ballroom tango, the body is initially set in motion across the floor through the flexing of the lower joints (hip, knee, ankle) while the feet are delayed, then the feet move quickly to catch the body, resulting in snatching or striking action that reflects the staccato nature of this style's preferred music. In tango, the steps are typically more gliding, but can vary widely in timing, speed, and character, and follow no single specific rhythm. Because the dance is led and followed at the level of individual steps, these variations can occur from one step to the next. This allows the dancers to vary the dance from moment to moment to match the music (which often has both and/or elements) and their mood. The Tango's frame, called an abrazo or 'embrace', is not rigid, but flexibly adjusts to different steps, and may vary from being quite close, to offset in a 'V' frame, to open.

The flexibility is as important as is all movement in dance. The American Ballroom Tango's frame is flexible too, but experienced dancers frequently dance in closed position: higher in the elbows, tone in the arms and constant connection through the body. When dancing socially with a beginners, however, it may be better to use a more open position because the close position is too intimate for them.

In American Tango open position may result in open breaks, pivots, and turns which are quite foreign in Argentine tango and International (English) tango. There is a as in other types of, but it differs significantly between types of tango. In Tango from the River Plata region, the 'close embrace' involves continuous contact at the full upper body, but not the legs. In American Ballroom tango, the 'close embrace' involves close contact in the pelvis or upper thighs, but not the upper body. Followers are instructed to thrust their hips forward, but pull their upper body away and shyly look over their left shoulder when they are led into a 'corte'. In tango from the River Plate region, the open position, the legs may be intertwined and hooked together, in the style of Pulpo (the Octopus).

In Pulpo's style, these hooks are not sharp, but smooth ganchos. In Tango from the River Plata, Uruguay and Argentina, the ball or toe of the foot may be placed first.

Alternatively, the dancer may take the floor with the entire foot in a cat-like manner. In the International style of Tango, ' (stepping first onto the heel, then the whole foot) are used for forward steps. Ballroom tango steps stay close to the floor, while the River Plata Tango (Uruguayan and Argentine) includes moves such as the (allowing momentum to carry one's leg into the air) and (hooking one's leg around one's partner's leg or body) in which the feet travel off the ground.

Both Uruguayan and Argentine tango features other vocabulary foreign to ballroom, such as the (in which the leader puts his foot against the follower's foot), the (in which the leader appears to drag or be dragged by the follower's foot), and several kinds of (in which the leader displaces the follower's leg by stepping into her space). Famous tango singers [ ].