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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.
María Nieves Rego (born September 6, 1934) [1] is an Argentine tango dancer and choreographer who starred with her long time dance partner Juan Carlos Copes in the 1983 musical Tango Argentino. Early life
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]
Mariana Montes (born on Monday, 5 March 1979, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine tango dancer and teacher. Since 1998, she has been pairing with Sebastián Arce and have travelled the world teaching and performing. [1] [2] As of 2011, they have visited more than 140 cities in 35 countries.
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.
Juan Carlos Copes (31 May 1931 – 16 January 2021) was an Argentine tango dancer, choreographer, and performer. He started dancing with Maria Nieves when he was 17 and she 14, and the pair later married.
Geraldin Rojas (born 6 July 1981) is a contemporary Argentine tango dancer, also known as Geraldin Rojas de Paludi. She started her career in 1988. She performed tango in the films Assassination Tango, The Man Who Captured Eichmann, and Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé. [1] At age 16 she ran away from home to be a tango dancer. [2]
Popularizing Argentine tango Carmen Micaela Risso de Cancellieri (February 10, 1905 – October 31, 2005), better known as Carmencita Calderón , was an Argentine tango dancer. Biography