Tango, ballroom dance, musical style, and song Tango grew out of native and immigrant cultures in argentina during the late 19th century In the 1930s, it swept through society and became that nation's most popular dance, music and song style. Explore tango history from its origins in buenos aires to its cultural impact and global influence in dance and music. Argentine tango as a dance and musical form developed in buenos aires at the end of the 19th century, and arrived in europe and then the us in the first decades of the 1900s. In addition to various tango dancing styles, tango can also be danced to several styles of tango music, including traditional, nuevo and alternative
While the influences of those music styles change the dance, the core number of principles are shared among all types of tango dances. Tango is a social dance form originating in buenos aires, argentina and montevideo, uruguay The musical styles that evolved together with the dance are also known as tango music. early tango was known as tango criollo, or simply tango.
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