REVISED VERSION OF TANGO

Tango is my favorite dance and I want to share some things about it.Actually I do not know how to tango because there has been no opportunity to learn it so far.Probably in the future I could be a good tangoist:) and you can come to see me..

     Tango is a Latin dance that was originated in Buenos-Aires, Argentine. Although it seems like an upper-class dance,actually it emerged in lower-class of Argentine. At the beginning it was played in the streets of the city among the African immigrants.However, it attracted the attention of upper-class people in a short time and then started to spread all over the Europe by some travelers.

        There are some basic characteristics of tango such as.lead and follow, body contact,feelings,its story..etc.These are the indispensable parts of Tango. Every tango dance has its own story and while watching the dance you can hear or live this story at the same time. Music is also one of the most important things in tango. It must be suitable for the story which will be expressed during the dance.

         There are so many types of tango, but I would like the three of them.The first style is Argentine tango.It is the original form of tango which belongs to Buenos-Aires. It is more improvisional in comparison to other styles. The feelings and romanticism can be seen clearly while watching the dance.The second one is American tango that emerged in America. It is less romantic but, there are also feelings in the American tango.It is a semi-closed positional dance.The third type is The International tango. There is no feeling in it and it is a choreographed dance that means studied before the show.Thus,if one of the dancer forgets her/her routine it is really difficult to compensate. It is usually used in International Tango Competitions.

          Many thing can be said about it,but I want to share with you a quotation by Miguel Zotto ;

           Tango is improvised. It is improvised all the way. There are no combinations. In tango you can’t be preoccupied with steps. You need to express your feelings while listening to the music.