tango

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Tango is a passionate and dramatic partner dance and musical style that originated in the working-class neighborhoods of Buenos Aires and Montevideo in the late 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music genre
partner dance
performing art
social dance
associatedCity Buenos Aires
Montevideo
countryOfOrigin Argentina
Uruguay
culturalOrigin immigrant communities
working-class neighborhoods
danceFormation couple
danceRole follower
leader
developedInPeriod late 19th century
hasCharacteristic close embrace
improvisation
lead and follow structure
sharp accents
sudden pauses
syncopated rhythms
walking-based movements
hasSubgenre Argentine tango
Finnish tango
Uruguayan tango
ballroom tango
milonguero style tango
nuevo tango
salon tango
influencedBy African rhythms
European dances
habanera
milonga
originatedIn Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Río de la Plata region
performedAt milonga (tango social event)
recognizedAs UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
relatedGenre milonga (music)
vals criollo
tempoRange slow to moderate
timeSignature 2/4
4/4
typicalEmotion drama
melancholy
passion
typicalInstrument bandoneon
double bass
guitar
piano
violin
UNESCOListingYear 2009
usedFor competitive ballroom dancing
social dancing
stage performance

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La Boca
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Buenos Aires
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