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	Tango (dance) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Music and dance elements of tango are popular in activities related to dancing, such as figure skating, synchronized swimming, etc., because of its dramatic feeling and rich opportunities for improvisation on the eternal topic of love.
		Tango declined again in the 1950s with economic depression and as the military dictatorships banned public gatherings, followed by the popularity of Rock and Roll.
		In ballroom tango the feet move before the whole body weight is moved, in contrast to Argentine tango where the body center starts to move and is then supported by the movement of the feet.
	www.guideofpills.com /Tango_%28dance%29.html (1434 words)

	SF Tango - Argentine Tango article: Tango Dance Etiquette & Helpful Hints
		In tango it is nice to dance in the closed position with both dancers chests touching at the point of the sternum, but this is not mandatory; you may choose to dance in the open position where there is some space between you and your leader.
		Sometimes this means dancing very slowly or pausing often, especially when dancing for the first few times with a beginner or a follower who is accustomed to keeping up with leaders who rush her.
		Tango is a dance, the experience of dancing, communicating, and the giving and receiving of signals and messages through movement, gestures, facial expressions, etc., etc.,.
	sftango.com /Tango_Dance_Etiquette.html (1408 words)

	Tango Terminology
		It is customary to dance the entire tanda with the same partner unless the man is rude or very disappointing as a dance partner, in which case the lady may say gracias (thank you) and leave.
		Alas, this style of dancing shows up from time to time at the milongas, usually badly performed by ill-behaved tango dancers and frustrated tango performers who insist on getting their money’s worth even if they have to kick, step on, bump into, or trip every other dancer on the floor.
		May also refer to a jumping step from tango fantasia (stage tango) where the lady swings her legs up and over with the second leg going up as the first leg is coming down (frequently seen as an aerial entry to sentadas).
	www.tejastango.com /terminology.html (6436 words)

	Tango (dance) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tango is a social dance form originating in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay.
		Tango declined again in the 1950s with economic depression and as the military dictatorships banned public gatherings, followed by the popularity of Rock and Roll.
		The tango is danced in very close full upper body contact in a wide and strong frame, and features smooth horizontal movements that are very strong and determined.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tango_(dance) (2002 words)

	Argentine Tango Dance Etiquette
		It's not fun on a crowded dance floor having to duck when another dancer swings around with their partner and the leader's left hand is three feet in the air and three inches from your nose.
		On a crowded dance floor, stopping in the outer lane to do a dance pattern is frowned on since it usually stops the forward progress of the dancers coming from behind and many times it usually involves steps that are not safe to the surrounding dancers.
		For the followers, as a dance pattern unfolds, be alert to dancers potentially in the way and let the leader know of a possible collision verbally, pressing your left hand to the leader's back, by a hand squeeze, or by pulling your partner closer, or all of these, especially on a crowded dance floor.
	www.inscenes.com /etiquette.htm (1117 words)

	Argentine Tango in Vancouver - BailaTango!
		Rhythmically it is a blend of the habanera (Cuban), and the polka, the mazurka and the milonga (Argentine) with influences from the waltz and the candombe (African).
		Tango started and flourished among the early immigrants of Buenos Aires (yes, it was in brothels!) at the turn of the century.
		The Tango-Waltz is the tango danced to waltz rhythms.
	bailatango.com /vancouver (1146 words)

	Tango (music) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tango has long been a major part of the music of Argentina and Uruguay, and is well-known across much of the world, along with the associated tango dance.
		The "Golden Age" of tango music and dance is generally agreed to have been the period from about 1935 to 1952, roughly contemporaneous with the big band era in the United States.
		Kevin Johansen is another new tango artist who has a number of songs that combine folkloric and pop music with a milonga rhythm in such a way that it is barely unrecognizable until trying to dance tango to the music.
	www.guideofpills.com /Tango_%28music%29.html (1525 words)

	The History of Tango - 150 years of Tango Dance and Music History
		The traditional way in which a young man would learn to dance Tango was surprisingly uniform across the whole of the city by the 1940s, and very possibly some time before that.
		Tango was the first couple dance ever seen in Europe that involved improvisation.
		Tango Music is as old as Jazz, and the variety of the music is as wide.
	www.history-of-tango.com (450 words)

	TANGO dancing in Sydney, Australia - PATIO de TANGO dance classes and Milongas.
		Patio de Tango activities include weekly tango dance lessons learn tango dancing in Sydney, Australia, special tango dance workshops with international tango teachers who are visiting Sydney, Australia tango dance news and regular Milongas; a Milonga is a Tango social dance Milongas in Sydney, Australia.
		From the age of 14 Pedro worked as a waiter in tango bars, and it was there that he grew to love the music and dance of Tango Argentino.
		Argentine Tango is an intuitive and spontaneous dance which is created "in the moment", utilising variations and combinations of walking, turning, stopping and adornments.
	www.patiodetango.com.au (758 words)

	Tango (dance) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tango is a social dance form that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay.
		The Argentine tango is regarded as the "authentic" tango since it is closest to that originally danced in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay.
		The dance originated in lower class districts of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, during the late 19th century.
	www.pillscatalog.net /Tango_%28dance%29.html (1609 words)

	Beginning Argentine Tango
		Most likely the tango was born in African-Argentine dance venues attended by compadritos, young men, mostly native born and poor, who liked to dress in slouch hats, loosely tied neckerchiefs and high-heeled boots with knives tucked casually into their belts.
		The worldwide spread of the tango came in the early 1900s when wealthy sons of Argentine society families made their way to Paris and introduced the tango into a society eager for innovation and not entirely averse to the risqué nature of the dance or dancing with young, wealthy Latin men.
		Learning to dance tango is a wonderful commitment you make for yourself and consistency is as important to achieving this goal as it is for all others in your life.
	tejastango.com /beginning_tango.html (4158 words)

	Tango History
		Tango (the dance with the stop "Baille Con Carte") is one of the most fascinating of all dances.
		The man danced in a curving fashion because the floor was small with round tables, so he danced around and between them.
		For exhibition dancing, a Tango dancer must develop a strong connection with the music, the dance and the audience.
	www.centralhome.com /ballroomcountry/tango.htm (528 words)

	Learning to dance Argentine Tango Improvisationally
		Stage performances of Argentine tango are typically choreographed, and choreographed tango can range from ballet with elements of tango to tango with elements of ballet.
		Dancing tango socially is an improvisational exercise in which the conscious and unconscious minds work together to create a dance from the options one has learned.
		Dancing this way, we find it completely possible to dance with a special partner on the most crowded dance floor, surrender to the music, execute simple steps, bypass the calculating mind, not crash into anyone, and enjoy the moment in the most exhilarating manner.
	www.tejastango.com /dance_improvis.html (1294 words)

	Learn to dance Tango with Ballroomdancers.com!
		Tango has the same counter clockwise flow of movement around the dance floor, but with a lesser sense of urgency in comparison to the smoother and more continuous ballroom dances.
		The dance that began as a pantomime of communication between prostitute and pimp was filled with emotions, sexual energy and suggestive gyrations.
		Although criticized by Tango enthusiasts for its lack of authenticity and charater, it was this version that introduced many Americans to the world of ballroom dancing.
	www.ballroomdancers.com /Dances/Tango/Default.htm (988 words)

	Argentine Tango Dance History
		The Tango Habanera was an amalgamation of the Habanera and the Tango Andaluz or Tango Flamenco.
		The rhythm of the guitars playing the Tango flamenco or andaluz could not be reproduced in orchestra instruments and with the piano, so the Tango andaluz or flamenco was modified with the habanera rhythm.
		Based on the very few historical records left to trace the roots of the Argentine Tango, most of the historical information contained in Silingo's books are from newspapers, books and her family roots and connection to the Argentine Tango music.
	www.centralhome.com /ballroomcountry/argentino_tango.htm (620 words)

	TANGO DANCE page 1
		For me the tango was a warm, delightful dance you did in your living room with your grandchildren.
		In the tango the woman's movements must always be a fraction of a second off from the man's movements.
		In 1911 he wrote a famous poem in honour of the dance, and the following year gave a dazzling impromptu performance of tango dancing in front of astonished guests at a fashionable Paris salon.
	www.tango.montreal.qc.ca /cbc/TANGO_PT2/Tango_2.html (848 words)

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		Welcome to The Tango Cafe Dance Studio, your connection to Salsa and dance in Rochester, New York.
		Our goal is to create a multicultural and multifaceted dance studio that will be conducive to the instruction and learning of dances from all parts of the world.
		It is our intention to host dance instructors of ethnic and non-ethnic backgrounds that are capable of giving instruction in dances that vary in origin, culture and historical contribution.
	www.tangocafedance.com (201 words)

	Argentine Tango Classes Festivals & Events in Denver with Tom Stermitz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A t its best Argentine Tango is a trance, danced so closely that you feel your partner's heart beat and share the rhythm of their breathing.
		Tango looks complex, but you can succeed more easily if you approach tango as an improvised, rhythmic walk rather than a lot of memorized patterns.
		Mel has spent time on the dance floors of Buenos Aires, dancing with the older, master dancers of the &quote;milongas"e;, developing her social tango skils.
	www.tango.org /dance (626 words)

	Tango Dance - Streetswings Dance History archives - Main Page
		The dancing public followed Mouvet and the Castles in their invention of dances and innovations, and they made a few, but the Tango was not one of them...
		Another offshoot of the tango which had alot of popularity in the early 1900's in France and the U.S. was the Apache dance which many people unmistakably called the Tango!.
		The ridiculous looking Head Snaps one sees in "Today's ballroom dance versions" is a play on the history of the Gaucho (Cowboy) and his partner (they didn't smell to well), thus portraying getting a whiff and quickly turning the head away!, these Head Snaps were in Durang's description of the tango in 1857.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3tango1.htm (1726 words)

	THE TANGO PRIMER
		Before proceeding to the Tango Figures, some concepts fundamental to the Tango should be discussed.
		Tango differs somewhat from the Leading and Following techniques of other dances in that there is something called "La Marcacion", or more simply "la Marca".
		The first two slow steps follow the Tango music beat of 'ONE two THREE four' in that the FIRST step is the ONE accent and held for the 'two' beat, the THIRD step is the "three" accent and held for the 'four' beat.
	nfo.net /dance/tprimer.html (2481 words)

	Continental Dance Club, Argentine Tango Dance Lessons NJ and Latin Dance Instruction.
		We are a NJ dance studio committed to serving the communities in Southern, Central, Northern New Jersey and the tri-state area for the past 48 years.
		The key to the tango’s physicality is the interlace of legs and the balancing of bodies as they collide.
		Tango is Magical in a different way, but many of the things that you feel are very similar, It is passionate, sad, violent, complex, playful, romantic, enrapturing, sensuous, elegant and much much more...
	www.continentaldanceclub.com /steves_tangopage.php (712 words)

	:: TangoSpring : Argentine tango classes, workshops and DJing ::
		I started to dance tango because I thought it was the most spectacular dance I had seen.
		I continue to tango because it is the most intimate and the most improvisational of all the social dances I have tried.
		Argentine tango is danced in close embrace, personal hygiene is important: take a shower, use little or no perfume.
	tangospring.com (770 words)

	Tango NJ - Learn to Dance Argentine Tango in New Jersey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		We have found that the NJ Tango community is too dispersed to support regular group classes.
		Argentine Tango is THE TANGO danced at milongas (socials held at cafés, restaurants, clubs, parks, etc.) around the world.
		American and International Tango (or together, Ballroom Tango) are competition sports that people study and practice for ballroom dance competitions.
	www.sepiastudios.com /tango (541 words)

	TANGO DANCE ETIQUETTE
		e. Avoid dance moves that are sexually suggestive and may be offensive to the partner that is watching.
		The man who asks you to dance may have had too much to drink.
		to dance please understand that some people may be offended by the smell of the very food you just enjoyed still lingering on your breath, so brush, gargle or use lots of gum and breath mints frequently.
	www.tangochicago.com /pages_html/etiquitte1.htm (2603 words)

	Tango our dance - part 5
		Great dancers are creative, each dances his own distinct Tango but the fundamentals stay the same in all of them, she continues, then adding, the dance must be rooted in these fundamentals before it can be personal...
		Ironically, a current historic revisionism indicates that the genesis of the Tango dance was a form of expression for a hybrid population marginated to the outskirts of the city and frustrated by their lack of consumer power of acquisition.
		We have become somehow oblivious to the leg and foot injuries suffered on the dance floors where the lack of leadership and professional ethics of the hosts encourage reckless behavior in return for a cover charge.
	www.planet-tango.com /tutorial/dance-05.htm (1566 words)

	Tango Dance Tango Music Tango History - totaltango.com
		Tango is fascinating, intoxicating, and totally addictive. Every one of us that dances the Tango has embarked on a love affair that will last all our lives.
		We all long for that perfect dance. Those of us that have felt it can't wait to feel it again - the moment when everything is right, when the two bodies merge seamlessly into one couple, when the music leads, and we have the power to do anything.
		In the Dancing Tango series Christine presents those techniques that are unique to Tango, and that make it such a joy, clearly and simply. Her students say about her classes:
	www.totaltango.com /acatalog/tango_mysteries_72.html (423 words)

	Tango Our Dance
		The information is based on their own experience, first as students of the dance and second as teachers of Argentine Tango around the United States.
		Thank you for visiting, we hope it was worth your time, and it gave you at least $10 worth of benefits as you'd expect from a regular lesson.
		We do this for the love of tango without expecting compensation, however we would appreciate a contribution as a token of your appreciation for our efforts.
	www.planet-tango.com /ourdance.htm (269 words)

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