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Two dancers of Argentine tango on the street in Buenos Aires. Argentine tango is a musical genre and accompanying social dance originating at the end of the 19th century in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. [1] It typically has a 2 4 or 4 4 rhythmic time signature, and two or three parts repeating in patterns such as ABAB or ABCAC.
Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay.The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries from a combination of Argentine Milonga, Spanish-Cuban Habanera, and Uruguayan Candombe celebrations. [1]
Mariano 'Chicho' Frúmboli with his partner Juana Sepúlveda. Born. (1970-09-21) 21 September 1970 (age 54) Buenos Aires, Argentina. Occupation. Tango dancer. Mariano Chicho Frúmboli (born 21 September 1970) is an Argentine tango dancer. He is regarded as one of the founders of tango nuevo, and he is best known for his musicality and ...
Parent (s) (mother) Blanca Elba Correa, (father) Alberto Gregorio Paz. Alberto Bernardino Paz (April 16, 1943 – February 3, 2014) was an Argentine tango historian, teacher, and dancer. Alberto taught the traditional, social tango of the Buenos Aires salons, together with its codes and culture, to North Americans and Europeans.
Tango Argentinois a musical stage production about the history and many varieties of Argentine tango. It was created and directed by Hector Orezzoli[1]and Claudio Segovia, and premiered at the Festival d'Automne in Parisin 1983 and on Broadwayin New York in 1985. The Mel Howardproduction became a world-wide success with numerous tours ...
History. [edit] On the basis of several instructional tango books published between 1911–1925 [ 1 ][ 2 ] early tango figures can be grouped into eight categories: corte, paseo, la marcha, ocho, grapevine, ruedas, media luna, molinette. [ 3 ] From that period we still have: ocho, sentada, media luna, molinete, sandwich.
German Cornejo & Gisela Galeassi. Photo: Fuentes/Fernandez. German Cornejo & Gisela Galeassi are an Argentine tango dance duo. They have been dancing together since early 2011, currently dancing for German Cornejo's Dance Company [1] [2] (GCDC), performing as lead dancers for the company. , [3] Gisela and German won the title of World Tango Champions in 2003 and 2005, respectively, at the ...
World tango dance tournament 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The World tango dance tournament (in Spanish: Campeonato Mundial de Baile de Tango, also known as Mundial de Tango) is an annual competition of Argentine Tango, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, usually in August, as part of the Buenos Aires Tango Festival organized by the city's government.