Tango

Tango is a dance that evolved from the Indian Cat dances of the Incas before the arrival of the first illegals. Usually six to eight steps and then a pounce. Similar to the first Fox Trot, five hundred years later, six to eight steps and a sudden stop. It acquire the name Milonga when it began to be used by the natives in Argentina and Uruguay. The arrival of the slaves helped shape the Milonga because the movements were simple and the dance became definitely low class when it was taken over by districts of ill repute in Buenos Aires Aires and Montevideo,

"I love Tango. I use to dance it when I was young." ~ Pope Francis

 

The music continued to evolve from the fusion of various forms of music from Europe in the1800s, Initially, it was just one of the many dances, but it soon became popular throughout society, as theatres and street barrel organs spread it from the suburbs to the working-class slums, which were packed with hundreds of thousands of European immigrants. The name Tango was picked by the top performers of the song and dance in the 1890s. But the name Milonga -Tango remained for decades and it was introduce into Europe in the early 1900s. Argentine is basic but which Argentine Tango? Nordic Tango is beautiful, but so is American Tango.

"La Comparsita" por Placido Domingo

Street Dance Tango

In Hawaii, the Filipino Tango is emerging and it is more like the original Milonga than many of the others. Step, step, step! And of course the International is fantastic for its Competition and Exhibition qualities. Fortunately we have the biggest help to all of dancing on these islands with Dance Fever Oahu and Franks Blogs, We hope they will have a statement to make in here when the time comes. For all of our fellow dancers, exercise your writing muscles, the more you practice the more you improve. Comments should be short, fast, to the point and make a nice impact. They are excellent exercises for your writing skills.. Any other dance blogs interested, we welcome them.''

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