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Milongas and the Codigos

Tango social dances are full of mysterious and often hard to understand rules, but a lot of them make more sense if you view them[…]

Intangible Cultural Heritage

How does the grant of Intangible Cultural Heritage given to tango apply to modern interpretations of the dance?

Tango Nuevo and Neotango

The origin of the terms Tango Nuevo and Neotango, and how they are used in the tango community.

Tango Argentino – The Tango Revival

In the 1980s one event was to change the course of tango history, and no-one saw it coming.

When Tango Stopped

When a change in the political situation in 1950s Argentina coincides with a global phenomenon, something has to give.

Introduction

I am a scientist and an engineer. From as far back as I can remember I have had a love of finding out how things[…]

The Origin of Tango

From the early origin of tango in the late 19th century to the mid 1950s.

My First Tango

Some people learn to dance to keep fit. Others go to classes in order to meet people or to get out of the house once[…]

The Origin of Tango

Tango is ubiquitous. It appears in films, in literature, in television series, and in art all over the world, although the accuracy of how it[…]

My First Tango

Graham talks about his first ever introduction to tango, and wonders how Sheila stopped his father from dancing.