First appearing in the 1880's, tango has developed and grown into one of the most popular dances in the world. Now people can experience it's whole essence, it's melodramatic lyrics and movements in Buenos Aires and many other cultural centers in the world. Tango is a musical genre and its associated dance forms that originated in BUENOS AIRES, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay, and spread to the rest of the world soon after that. Early tango was known as tango criollo, or simply tango. Today, there are many tango dance styles, including Argentine Tango, Uruguayan Tango, Ballroom tango (American and International styles), Finnish tango and vintage tangos; Tango is a musical genre and its associated dance forms that originated in BUENOS AIRES, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay, and spread to the rest of the world soon after that. Early tango was known as tango criollo, or simply tango. Today, there are many tango dance styles, including Argentine Tango, Uruguayan Tango, Ballroom tango (American and International styles), Finnish tango and vintage tangos tango is older than the dance itself and that by 1803 it would appear in the Real Academia Espa\u00F1ola dictionary as a variant of tàngano, a bone or rock used to play the game bearing the same name; The exact origins of tango the dance and the word itself are lost in myth and an unrecorded history. The generally accepted theory \nis that in the mid-1800s, African slaves were brought to Argentina and\n began to influence the local culture. The word "tango" may be straight forwardly African in origin, meaning "closed place" or "reserved ground." Or it may derive from Portuguese (and from the Latin verb tanguere, to touch) and was picked up by Africans on the \nslave ships. Whatever its origin, the word "tango" acquired the \nstandard meaning of the place where African slaves and free blacks \ngathered to dance. The Tango shoes (Zapatos de Tango) are very important. Important for the beginers, very important for good dancers. For this reason you should choose well.Authentic Argentine Tango shoes. Hand-crafted by skilled artisans in Buenos Aires with \ntop-grade natural leathers. To enjoy long hours of "milonga". It's nfunny cause usually the women buy some great shoes before starting to learn and men buy the tango shoes only after several weeks of training ;o) The word tango is older than the dance itself and that by 1803 it would appear in the Real Academia Española dictionary as a variant of tángano, a bone or rock used to play the game bearing the same name The exact origins of tango—both the dance and the word itself—are lost in myth and an unrecorded history. The generally accepted theory is that in the mid-1800s, African slaves were brought to Argentina and began to influence the local culture. The word "tango" may be straightforwardly African in origin, meaning "closed place" or "reserved ground." Or it may derive from Portuguese (and from the Latin verb tanguere, to touch) and was picked up by Africans on the slave ships. Whatever its origin, the word "tango" acquired the standard meaning of the place where African slaves and free blacks gathered to dance. The second couple dance to use this hold was the Polka, which became the fashion in the 1840s. The third dance, Tango, was radically different from anything that came before it because it introduced the concept of improvisation for the first time, and was a huge influence on all couple dancing in the Twentieth Century. TANGO: Dance Between Men: After the European immigration was set in motion in Buenos Aires street dancing was left to men only, because it was not appropriate for women to be seen dancing on the streets.When tango appeared as a dance form it was only allowed in the "prostibulos" and "conventillos", the men as way to improve their dance skills, and not to become marginalized as bad dancers (pata duras) danced between other men on the streets. Dancing on the streets became "the practica" before they went to "conventillos" and "prostibulos" to dance with women. In 1910 the cafes in Buenos Aires began allowing dancing in their premises. However some of these cafes had a bad reputation and women would not consider attending such places, such is the case of cafe "La Red" in San Telmo, where dancing between men was allowed Some TANGO SCHOOLS in Buenos Aires Average price for 2 hours lessons (21/30 pesos) Updated to June, 2012 We tested several Tango schools in Buenos Aires with collective lessons. The Collective lessons are definitelly nice, funny and you can meet a lot of people from Argentina and all around the world. PRO: Meeting people, Fun, Very good for beginners. CON: The teachers can dedicate you a few minutes. Most of the classes are for beginners. Sometimes there are too many women or too many men and it's not easy to find the partner to dance. For this reason we gave our rating to some of the Tango School of Buenos Aires - The Rating scale: Low - Medium - Good - Excellent LA CATEDRAL (website) : La Catedral is a special place...it looks like an evocative place. Tuesday is the day of the Catedral with the Milonga after the tango classes (From 11.00/11.30 p.m.) with a lot of people. The classes officially start at 19.30( But it's always 20.00) and at 21.00 (Consider almost always 30/45 minutes of delay) El Indio ( very good professor at La Catedral) offers Milonga for Free in San Telmo every Sunday starting at 18.00...You cannot miss it!!) Most of the classes at La Catedral are more for the beginners and the quality level is low...but anyay it's a funny place for the beginners ...Most of the week is not crowded.On Fiday and Saturday there are usually more people. Tuesday is the day of the Milonga at la Catedral so that day it's crowded ... The floor at La Catedral is in a bad condition . OUR Tango RATING is: MEDIUM - LOW Prices Updated on May 16 2012 - Catedral 30 pesos Tango Class + eventually dance after.The day of Milonga: Just Milonga 25 pesos. The dance floor is even worse than the last year so don't use your best shoes there. -UPDATE PRICE: October 2012 : 35 pesos Tano class + Dancing after LA VIRUTA (website) : Very different from la Catedral. Modern place. This is the place for tango but also for Salsa, Samba and generally latino American music.DSo...a lot of fun as well dancing all type of dances. Professors are good and friendly and you can choose the lessons level from Beginners to "Avanzado" Most of the times it's crowded which is good to find a dance partner and less good if you really want to enjoy the dance and invent some new spets ;o) OUR RATING is: GOOD ACADEMIA NACIONAL de TANGO (website) Ref: Blog : This place is inside an historical building. next door to the Caffe Tortoni (The historical Caffe of Buenos Aires) In front of the subway stop Piedras (Line A) Inside there is also a small museum of the Tango. The place to dance is very small and the floor not so good. Good for Beginners less good for intermediate or more if there are more than 8 persons.The Teachers: Liliana is very good (6 p.m. till 8.15 p.m.) Victor is good too (3.00 p.m. 5.15 p.m.) OUR RATING is:MEDIUM/GOOD - Like all the Colletctive classes it depends on the people...If there are several beginers and just 2 advanced dancer...the teacher won't be able to follow too much the advanced ones. Anyway the Class (3 p.m. - 5 p.m. is better for advanced) - Price: single lesson 30 pesos 10 classes 200 pesos (20 pesos each) (Updated 14 May 2011) ESCUELA ARGENTINA de TANGO (website) : This place is inside an historical building totally renovated in the Galeria Pacifico (Florida Street) . It's Part of the Centro Cultural Borges . This is the most expensive school we tried (More expensive than the average schools - cose it's mostly for tourists - for 1 hour and 20 minutes). We took a class of Tango Nuevo. Professors are good dancers but bad as professors. OUR RATING is: MEDIUM/LOW VILLA MALCOlM ( Website ): Av Córdoba 5064. This place is definitelly a bit ugly. It's a fitness center where during the night they organize Tango Classes and Milongas . The food is not bad and not expensive. The professors are nice and friendly. OUR RATING is: MEDIUM/GOOD LA ACADEMIA ( Website ) : In Riobamba 416 - The place is small but nice. Next to Avenida Corriente so, well located. The professors are nice and good. You can get classes for all. OUR RATING is: GOOD SALON CANNING: Street, Number: Scalabrini Ortiz 1331 - The place is a large saloon. When you enter you'll be invited to sit to some tables but in that case you'll have to drink or eat something...otherwise find a chair or go to dance directly ;) Thursday is the day of the Milonga of Salon Canning. Avg age is over 53. The Dance Floor is good. DNI Tango: (Website) : DNI Tango is in Bulnes 1011 Buenos Aires. It's a nice Tango School. Actually (June 2012) I am going there. The level of the teacher is good. The Tango they teach is mostly Tango Nuevo. Which is very beautiful but a bit different from the Tango Milonguero. If you take the 10 lessons ticket you get 10 classes for 210 pesos which is good. The floor is good. On Saturday at 16.00 you can dance during 3 hours. It's for all and the ticket is 10 pesos (Updated June 2012) Prices Updated on May 16 2012 - Salon Canning - Milonga 30 pesos MILONGA'S CALENDAR SOME of the TANGO Schools and Milonga Places View Buenos Aires Tango in a larger map
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