1.
El tango

2. Origin: from Argentina Possible meanings of “tango”
May have African roots – “closed place”
Or could be derived from tanguere – “to touch”
Simply based on sound of drums – “tan-go”

3. Buenos Aires was a combination of:
El tango
Type of popular music and dance
Buenos Aires was a combination of:
African, Spanish, Italian, British, Polish, Russian, and Natives
Of COURSE the music and dance would blend too!
Music became a mixture of:
Milonga - Habanera

4. Tango Instruments
Bandoneon (accordion)
Violin
Piano
Guitar

5. El tango - clothes Men: nice suits, usually match the woman’s dress
Women: Dresses, usually very revealing. Different styles and/or colors.

6. El Tango Today Lots of dance competitions worldwide
TV show dance competitions, tango is always one of the dances

7. Some examples of El tango
Sound & Dance – Enjoy!