Argentine Tango

Argentine Tango is a social dance, born out of the immigrant neighborhoods of Buenos Aires in the early 1900s. Over the past century, its popularity has spread beyond the Argentine dance halls and into the hearts of people from all nations and ethnicities. Today, this world-wide phenomenon is enjoyed, practiced and embodied in nearly every major city worldwide. 

“Tango” is often mistakenly confused with Ballroom Tango, which involves sequenced choreography and memorized steps. Argentine tango, in contrast, is an interpretive, improvised dance, which unfolds moment to moment like a spontaneous conversation. There are some rules and structures in Argentine tango, but the dancers can never predict exactly how their partner will express their movement, or interpret the music. This creates a private world in which a deep experience of wordless connection and communication unfolds, where we listen profoundly, engage fully, and allow ourselves to be seen.