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 The Tango of Argentina is a combination of flamenco, polka and African dances that is very important to Argentina. The Tango originated in Buenos Aires in the 18th century and has become one of the most famous dances in the world. The tango is important because it brought together European immigrants, Argentinian indigenous people and former slaves. It is known to have shaped Argentina culture and its society. Due to prohibition and dictatorships the dance was considered illegal and was forced underground before it came back out in the 1980’s. The Tango is known to have a strong repetitive rhythm like a pulse. The music was so popular because there was a large range of music and could be played all through the night. The focus of the actual dance part of the tango is to match the speed and emotion of the music with improvised steps in between. It is danced by two people, usually one male and one female. It can be more open like the leader and the follower dance at arms length or closed where they dance chest to chest. The follower always alternates what foot the weight is on, never resting at the same time. The Tango is mostly made up of improvisation but does have some basic steps to the style. Some instruments that can be seen while listening and watching the Tango are bandoneon, violins, double bass, piano, guitars, and the drums. It can be played by a small ensemble or a large tango orchestra. The lyrics are usually all in Spanish. The time signature being played is 2/4 or a 4/4. This indicated how many beats are in each measure of the music. The tango was known to be the first couple dance that had improvisation, which is also why it became so fast spread around Europe and into the rest of the world. It also became popular because of the shortage of women. The immigrants that first came to Buenos Aires were men trying to make a living. It is important to know that the dance was fueled by men searching for a better way of life. Filled with emotions of young immigrant men who just arrived in Argentina. The only way for a man to get close to women was to be good at dance. This is typically why the wealthy upper class citizens looked down on the dance, they saw it was a scandalous act due to the sexual undertones of the dance and that it took place in brothels. The name Tango was named for dance and musical gatherings of slaves. The tango is a typical dance to be watched on dance commotion shows because it is a way to show emotions. TangoThe Tango has been very popular around the world since the early 1980’s and will continue to grow over the next generations to come.