Tango

Tango is a dance for two, originating in Africa but popularized in Argentina. The accompanying music is in 2/4 time, but the staccato playing is very strong, so in the actual performance, each quarter note is turned into two eighth notes, so that there are four eighth notes in each measure. The tango is now one of the official programs of the International Standard Dance Competition. Tango dance, the combination of men and women and other modal dance posture is slightly different, called the "tango positioning", the two sides close, the man embracing the right arm and the woman's left arm should be more inward some of the body to contact each other, the center of gravity shifted, the man is mainly in the right foot, the woman in the left foot. Men and women do not look at each other, and both men and women look to their left side when positioning themselves. Tango music is fast-paced, unique syncopation for its distinctive features. Dance gorgeous and elegant, warm and wild and endless changes, cross-step, kicking, jumping, spinning dazzling. The singers are sometimes exuberant and exuberant, sometimes sobbing, or cynical, or sentimental. The lyrics are heavily based on street slang. When dancing, the men wear dark-colored tuxedos with bow ties, and the women wear long dresses with a high split on one side.

Historical Origins

The tango is said to have originated as a secret dance between lovers, so the men originally danced with knives, but now, although they do not wear knives, the dancers must have a serious expression and show a look around to prevent being discovered. Other kinds of dance dance with a smile, only when dancing tango shall not smile, expression to be serious. Tango dance body language is very rich, but currently used in sports dance competitions by the standardization of the tango has been much simpler than the local Argentine tango.

In fact, the milonga in tango is a happier and more joyful type of tango dance, originating from the passionate African Habanera and the European light Poca, so men and women dancers will usually get rid of the original Argentinean tango's deep sorrow when they dance to the lively and playful music of the milonga and turn it into the atmosphere of men and women having fun with each other.

Tango

The tango originated in Buenos Aires and is considered by Argentines to be their national pastime.

In the late 19th century, the young Argentine **** and the country after years of war, into a stable period of development, a large number of European immigrants into this rich land. Most of the first arrivals worked as small laborers on the docks or construction sites. When night falls, they meet in the slums of the small hotel drinking, to relieve the loneliness of urban life and the pain of homesickness.

The immigrants came from different countries and regions of the world and brought with them different dances and music, and the tango is a splendid flower that has grown up on this rich land.

Tango to the Italian and Spanish style, mixed with some black music and dance rhythms, music, dance, singing, poetry in one, is a unique style of integrated art.

Tango's humble origins, at first only in the harbor dilapidated warehouses and even brothels to perform, the audience is to sell the labor of the lower class, so for the upper class disdain. However, the charm of this art form was irresistible, and by the beginning of the 20th century, tango had become universally accepted by the public, and the 1940s ushered in its golden age, with the emergence of a large number of songwriters, singers and dancers.

Tango's centuries-old flavor

Bullfighting represents Spain, as does tango, which is synonymous with Argentina. The original tango was treated as an alternative to ballroom dancing and was controversial from the day it was born, and then, after a few changes, it became what it is today. So what kind of story is behind the tango? Let's find out.

The origin of tango people have a variety of say, some people think that tango originated from the black dance, and some people say that tango is Europeans brought to Argentina. Although all these factors have influenced the development of tango to a greater or lesser extent, one thing is certain, only in the free-spirited atmosphere of Argentina did tango really grow up and become a new and unique dance form.

The tango emerged at the end of the century. Initially not as elegant as it is now, popular in bars and small restaurants, the most incredible thing about tango at that time was that the soft and feminine tango turned out to be entirely a men's dance at first. It is said that in the dingy, crowded cantinas of Buenos Aires, men danced the passionate tango in order to attract the attention of the girls. What two men dancing the tango would look like is something we don't see today, but some of the confrontational moves in the tango give us a glimpse of what tango was like back then.

Women joined the ranks of the tango, but the tango's humble origins, but it was a long time only in the spread of civilians, suburban hotels in the indispensable "a scene". About the twentieth century, a man named Carlos Cadel and his dance team brought the tango to Paris, overnight tango conquered the fashion capital of Paris. In order to cater to the appreciation tastes of the upper class, the French aristocracy made some modifications to the tango, removing the rough and wild components of the tango and making it noble and elegant.

One hundred years of development, to the 1970s and 1980s, tango formed a kind of blossom in the wall outside the red scene, on the one hand, more and more people all over the world to learn tango; on the other hand, in the old home of tango Argentina tango, with the invasion of popular music, most of the Argentine tango recording studios should be closed down. And a considerable portion of the youth in Argentina do not like tango, thinking it has become obsolete. In response to this situation, the Argentine government, in order to promote and advocate the national culture, issued a decree, and even provided for the establishment of radio and television stations dedicated to tango. After all these efforts, the tango, a centenarian, has been revitalized. Nowadays, it is as easy to watch a small-scale tango dance performance as it is to eat in a restaurant, and many old or high-class restaurants will arrange a free tango dance performance at a certain time in the evening. Popular for more than a hundred years, tango has become a new fad.