Tango Flashcards
Where was the Tango dance born?
A sensuous dance born on Rio de la Plata in Buenos Aires amid the slums in a multiracial setting.
The earliest form of the name tangoo is a
onomatopoetic renditions of the sounds of drums
Tango orgin
African
The tango has passed through many
evolutions
During the Tango’s formative stages it was a combination of ______, ________, and ____________.
What three dances?
- Candombe (syncopated African dance)
- Habanera (eighteenth-centruy European dance)
-Milango (indigenous argentine dance)
The tango music was introduced to ____ and ____ by _________ after __________.
Where was tango music introduced? Who introduced it? and after what?
Paris, and the Riviera
By wealthy south americans after World War 1.
Tango was the rage of
Paris
Tango spread from Europe to
North America
what year was the new age of the Tango?
1990’s
___________ are found in major cities around the world.
Tangueros
Devotees
attend workshops, organize weekly dances, practice and improve their skills while sharing feelings of excitement about dancing the argentine tango
Tango style
(3 S’s)
Smooth, Sophisticated, Suave
Tango style relies on
improvisation, and communication between partners
The Tango DOES NOT execute
Pre-learned step routines
Tango time signature:
2/4 & 4/4
Tango rythym is
Describe the beat
a deliberate accented beat that is easily distinguished
Few dancers have trouble
following the tango rythym
There is a calculated contrast between the
slow promenade beats of the first measure and the staccacto of the tango break in the second measure
Tango is characterized by a
-deliberate glide
-not sliding the foot on the floor
-long reach from the hip with a catlike smoothness
-ball of the foot on the floor
-knees remain straight
Describe the speed of the break
QQS
The ____ gliding ______ and ________ break makes the tango distinctive
Slow, beats and sharp
Restraint is achieved by the use of
what movement? what break?
-continuous flow of movements
-controlled stylized break
dancers should strive to reach the effect of
floating. (avoid looking stiff)
In the long reaching glide the feet should
pass each other close together
