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	Tango Dance Tango Music Tango History - totaltango.com
		Tango has the most fabulous, fascinating choreographic complexity because it has very simple rules, and if you really understand those rules the most intricate moves are easily within your grasp.
		To really dance the Tango the way it should be danced, the way you want to dance it, the way the person in your arms longs for you to dance it with them, you have to understand these simple rules.
		Dancing Tango - Unlocking the Mysteries is about to be re-released in a new format. In the meantime we strongly recommend The Meaning of Tango.
	www.totaltango.com /acatalog/tango_book_68.html (1581 words)

	History of Tango Music
		The second one was unique to the tango and gave it its distinct rhythmic and melodic character: the arrival in Buenos Aires of the German concertina-like instrument known as the bandoneon.
		While the tango continued to be dance music, it gradually developed an audience that was captivated by its melodic and lyrical richness.
		One musical tendency that is showing some promise of creative renewal is the preoccupation of some tango musicians with incorporating improvisation and jazz into their arrangements.
	www.avantango.com /Pages/Articles/musichist.html (5795 words)

	Tango Noticias: article - Music Theory and the Tango (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Teaching music theory and musicianship skills in a manner relevant to today’s students is a fascinating challenge, especially in the broad liberal arts environment of my university.
		Tango dance teachers often present an academic "8-count basic" pattern to their beginning students, because it includes most of the simple steps in the dance.
		Once students are able to hear and mark the phrases in the tango music, they can improvise and expand upon the "8-count basic" with their own figures.
	www.tangonoticias.com /articles/a2004/mar/theory.htm (955 words)

	Yale Tango Club
		Tango music for dancing was produced in large quantities and high quality and variety from the mid-30s to the late 50s.
		Tango vals is in 3/4, like the waltz you know, but faster; you step on the first of the 3 beats, and optionally on either the 2nd or the 3rd beat.
		Tango is nostalgic music, often with male singers going on about how they were driven to the depths of despair by beautiful women with dark liquid eyes.
	www.yaletangoclub.org /music.html (1203 words)

	Tango
		In Buenos Aires, tango referred, as early as the early 16th Century, the houses where the fls carried out their dances." Some documents of the 19th Century used the word tambo instead of tango, which for the newcomers meant drum, the percussion instrument used for those dances.
		The milonga, which precedes the tango in history, was a solo song cultivated during the 19th Century by the gaucho (a sort of Argentine cowboy) in the vast rural area known as the Pampa.
		Eventually, music was created to fit this dance, and it is not strange that the rural milonga and the habanera, in fashion at the time, influenced it.
	www.lafi.org /magazine/articles/tango.html (1315 words)

	TangoTang, the Hong Kong Tango Club - Tango Music Q&A
		The music is usually organized in “tandas”, which is a set of 3 to 6 songs, in similar style or type, and sometimes by the same orchestra or band.
		Generally speaking, in a tango orchestra there were 3 to 5 bandoneons, 3 to 5 violins, 1 base and 1 piano, sometimes with singers and sometimes did not.
		It was the outcome of a combination of different musical sources and influences, including the Polka and Mazurka from Europe, which are brought to Argentina by the immigrants, Milonga from the rural area of Argentina, Candombe from the fl people in the country, and also Habanera from Cuba.
	www.tangotang.com /Mambo/content/view/77/54 (975 words)

	Tango Dance Tango Music Tango History - totaltango.com
		Tango Music has as long and fascinating a history as Jazz.
		In her new CD ROM Christine Denniston, author of The Meaning of Tango, explains the evolution of Tango Music.
		She begins with some of the earliest Tango recordings, and shows clearly how Tango was transformed by new forces, such as the influence of Italian culture and the arrival of the bandoneón, into one of the world's great musical genres.
	www.totaltango.com /acatalog/tango_music_44.html (269 words)

	Neo-Tango Music
		Tango fusion integerates traditional tango rhythms and instrumentation with other musical traditions, contemporary instruments and electronica to create a modern and culturally relevant world tango music with a dance-club sound.
		The music on this CD is a departure from dance-club sensibilities of Gotan Project and Bajofondo toward the avant garde electronica of groups like Amon Tobin and Aphex Twin.
		The music on the CD is quite difficult for dancing, but it is tango with a new sound.
	www.tejastango.com /neo-tango.html (1294 words)

	Favourite Argentine Tango Music, Tango Argentino CDs, DVDs, Videos and Review, order online, mp3
		Many of those are quite modern Tangos which beginners may find tricky to dance to and some are not even considered Argentine Tango music at all (Astor Piazolla had that problem too..).
		For a selection of neo-tango music have a look at www.neotango.info
		If you are new to the Argentine Tango scene - please be aware that there are numerous versions of those classical Tango-themes like "La Cumparsita", "El Choclo", "Libertango" or "Corazon de Oro" - some sound "old" (with scratchy noises) others are very modern and also the "speed" can vary considerably between various versions.
	www.solarpassion.com /latin/tango_music.htm (631 words)

	Yale Tango Club
		Tango music for dancing was produced in large quantities and high quality and variety from the mid-30s to the late 50s.
		Tango vals is in 3/4, like the waltz you know, but faster; you step on the first of the 3 beats, and optionally on either the 2nd or the 3rd beat.
		Tango is nostalgic music, often with male singers going on about how they were driven to the depths of despair by beautiful women with dark liquid eyes.
	yaletangoclub.org /music.html (1179 words)

	Suggestions for Building Your Tango Library
		Starting a collection of Argentine tango music for dancing can be a daunting and expensive undertaking unless one knows precisely which selections to look for at the time of purchase.
		Experienced tango dancers often perceive overly percussive musical arrangements as being too intrusive and monotonous to permit artistry in the dance dialogue between partners.
		Some tangos are slow and better suited for the salon style walking tango dancing, while others are faster in the orillero style.
	www.tangoseattle.com /id38.html (694 words)

	The Top 100 Tango Recordings
		Gardien@TANGO.MONTREAL.QC.CA The two main proponents of Argentine Tango Music in Montreal have recently released a new compact disk.
		Quartango is a well established name in the music business and the "Ensemble of Romulo Larrea" continue to build from a long experience with the repertoire.
		The 2000 Mother Jones International Fund for Documentary awarded a prize to Adriana Groisman for her project Tango: The Dance of the Night.
	www.tango.montreal.qc.ca /homea.shtml (264 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.
		American style Tango is danced to music of either variety, sometimes to something in between.
		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 (988 words)

	ARGENTINE TANGO SINGAPORE
		Tango is NOT ONLY about your body, it’s also about your partner, the music, other couples on the dance floor, your manner and your attitude.
		In tango, nobody knows everything, and there is always something there to learn and to know.
		Tango News is a semi-regular email bulletin covering the tango scene and happenings in Singapore and neighbouring regions.
	www.tangosingapore.com /go/blog.php?item=31 (511 words)

	Tango history. tango singers. tango dancers . tango musicians .
		The birth of tango took place towards mid-19th century, with the formation of dwelling conglomerates around the young city of Buenos Aires.
		This was the start of tango, characterized by its extremely closed codes, which were only accessible to the working classes.
		Due to this impossibility of understanding by other audiences, the diffusion of tango was difficult and was basically approached through dance, which was earlier than tango itself in its most characteristic musical format (let alone sung tango, which arrived much later).
	www.argentour.com /tangoi.html (372 words)

	Tango. Argentina's soul.
		Modern times, slowly but relentlessly eroded the firm grasp Tango had in every single layer of Argentine society; never really disappearing, because Tango has a strong identification with what Argentineans, mainly the Porteños who live in Buenos Aires, are about.
		Recently, Tango has seen a revival with a number of younger crowds devoting time and effort to its practice, and a good number of places opening up where dancers of all ages can meet and dance.
		And as the male seduces his partner, they both seduce and enchant their audiences, emotionally expressing whatever the particular Tango they are dancing represents to them at the time; usually some sad, nostalgic love story where the male gets abandoned.
	www.travelsur.net /tangomusic.htm (490 words)

	24.Argentine Tango Music
		This, for me, is the soul of tango, the feeling that draws tears to your beer mug as the morning light creeps under the door.
		Seriously, tango is about expression, hopefully what you are inspired to express will help you decide which element in the music to embrace.
		The effect of music, including Argentine tango dance music, on the crystalline structure of water was studied by Japanese scientist, Dr. Masuru Emoto.
	www.gainesvilletango.org /24-argentine-tango-dance-music.htm (1655 words)

	Tango History
		Tango (the dance with the stop "Baille Con Carte") is one of the most fascinating of all dances.
		In the early 19th Century, the Tango was a solo dance performed by the woman.
		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)

	Tango St. Louis
		Argentine and ballroom tango are totally different dances, each with its own distinct body of music and beauty.
		Ballroom tango is very structured around memorized patterns of steps and is often choreographed and danced either as a performance or in competition.
		Finally, if you want authentic tango shoes, check the internet, travel to a festival (there's almost always a shoe vendor present), or wait for someone from the community to travel to Argentina and bring some back.
	www.tangostlouis.com /faq.asp (841 words)

	Tango nada mas - Music
		First of all, there are three major types of music that fall under the general family of Argentine Tango.
		Although tango music has been played for over 100 years, from a dancers standpoint, we like to primarily focus on music of the 30's and 40's--the "golden age" of tango.
		Instead of giving long-winded descriptions of the history of the music, the best way to start to understand what tango is all about is to listen to it.
	www.tangonadamas.com /aboutmusic.cfm (540 words)

	THE TANGO PRIMER
		This writer finds it incredible, that in most of the Tango literature, very little attention is paid to the Timing and the Music of the Tango.
		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)

	Sepia Studios - Tango Music (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Tango refers both to a musical and dance form, and is often used to describe several related dance and musical styles that originate in the port city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
		Tango — is both a musical and a dance form, Tango is Argentina's most famous export.
		The tango waltz is another exiting member of the Tango family, making the Argentine Tango one of the most versatile of all social dances.
	www.sepiastudios.com /tango/music.htm (275 words)

	Anatomy of a Tango Workshop
		Tango, therefore, cannot be understood in depth without understanding the people of Buenos Aires and Argentina, their music, culture, and history.
		North America was originally introduced to tango through stage performance which is considered by the Argentines to be 'tango for export'.
		Remember that the measure of a good social dancer is not how well he or she dances with his/her partner but how he or she dances with strangers to differing tango music under varying conditions.
	www.tangowithjudy.com /pages/pagesENG/anatomy.html (897 words)

	:: Argentine tango blog with Interaction Design interludes by Oleh Kovalchuke ::
		In essence Patty’s comment amounts to the statement that the traditional music I play is boring and she has much better music taste and the selection of music besides tango to dance to.
		We all have various music preferences – it is responsibility of DJ to moderate the choice of the music, which will satisfy most of the various tastes.
		I do not play nontraditional tango music at milongas for the reasons I have explained before: poor rhythmic quality of the alternative music compare to tango and because there is no time tested consensus on what is good alternative music to dance tango to.
	www.tangospring.com /tangoBlog.htm (1649 words)

	Tango Argentino: Tango music blog and podcast
		All group members are conservatory trained and have come to their love of tango in individual ways.
		In their performances, virtuoso arrangements by Salgán alternate with traditional tangos and tangos by Astor Piazzolla.
		Mandragora is a musical collective that can range from a duo to a 9-piece orchestra.
	tango.smoothouse.com /music (623 words)

	Argentine Tango
		A new composer of Argentine tango music is emerging from Japan: Nobuko Yasuda.
		Jackie says she loves traditional tango music but is also committed to offering alternative Argentine tango music.
		Argentine Tango proved useful recently when I was helping a young couple get ready for their first dance as a married couple.
	www.lovemusiclovedance.com /argentine_tango.htm (1936 words)

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