Argentine Tango - the Tango Milonguero

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The tango originated in Argentina at the end of the nineteenth century. Influenced by music from various sources, but especially by the milonga of African inspiration (whence its true name of tango milonguero), the Argentine tango has enjoyed an increasing number of devotees, who prefer it to the more restrained tango of old.
This programme, produced by Claude Martin, a qualified dance teacher and specialist in Argentine tango and milonga, shows you how to learn the dance's basic steps and essential movements, for men and women.
You will be given the rhythm and precise count for each step and every move; all movements are filmed in slow motion, then at real speed -- firstly without, then with music -- and a camera follows the steps of each couple, during sequences and for each movement, in closer detail.
At the end of the programme you will find a short demonstration of milonga.

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This video is quite misleading. Tango milonguero is not a ballroom dance. Furthermore the dancers on the video are not dancing in this style (although they do dance a sort of tango salon). To get a better sense of milonguero style, see eg tangovoice wordpress com/2010/06/12/tango-milonguer­o-improvised-expression-of-mus­ic-through-movement-in-a-share­d-embrace/ (put in the dots)