"The King of Dance" Tango Basic Introduction

? King of Dance? Tango Basic Introduction

Tango is a dance form known throughout the world as the national dance of Argentina. Tango" is a well known dance form, which is the national specialty of Argentina and is famous all over the world. To be precise, the original form of tango originated from Spain and Africa, and then fused with the local dance culture in the land of Argentina and developed into a new dance form - Argentine tango. It is difficult to see its original form in the newly formed tango, which has been baptized in the immigrant continent of Argentina, and has completely created a new form of tango dance.

Now people talk about tango, as if it is a kind of wearing evening dress dress of noble and elegant dance culture, but do not know that the beginning of the formation of tango is the authentic dance of the lower class people. In the 1880s, Buenos Aires was flooded with immigrants from Europe and Africa, who were called "strangers on a strange continent". With a deep, rootless sense of wanderlust, they and the seafarers who were always on the move sank into the taverns and dance halls of the common neighborhoods, where they drowned their sorrows in alcohol and entertainment. It was in these bars and dance halls that tango music and dance were born. At the beginning of the 20th century, with the stabilization of Argentine society and the improvement of the status of the lower classes, tango began to be accepted by more and more people and conquered the world with its unique charm.

There are many other dance cultures in Latin America, such as the soft and seductive rumba of Cuba and the passionate samba of Brazil. But the tango and they are different, tango indulgence is quiet and contained rather than a passionate catharsis. This is because in the tango people are infused with a philosophical sadness, this sadness in the foreign land in the feelings of travelers, there are the fate of the hardships, but also on the life of the painful thinking. This kind of sadness in the early formation of tango is y rooted in it, people turn the sadness into a sincere emotion unreservedly embodied in the tango, so that the tango has a kind of unspeakable moving and a kind of eternal meaning. Some people say, tango is a dance, but also a culture, or a way of life.

A little news flash: according to legend, Argentine men dance tango with their partners wearing short swords to prevent interference from rivals, so the formation of a serious facial expression, twisting and turning the head quickly, and from time to time, looking left and right characteristics. There is also a small story, said a seaman, and his girlfriend close companion, but always have to be separated for a period of time at sea. One day when he returned from the sea, they met again after a long time, and danced the tango happily. As they danced, the seaman noticed that his girlfriend kept turning her head, so he turned around and realized that she was looking at his new partner, and was suddenly jealous. So then came the male dancer who quickly turned his head to supervise his partner's movements, and for fear of being caught, just turned his head and reverted right back. And the clever female dancers learn to turn their heads to see if their partner has noticed anything about them. Also, there are occasional pauses in the tango. This is a remnant of the early bulky costumes and boots with spurs that were not easy to move, tango is also known as "the dance of the momentary pause". The tunes of Argentine tango are mostly sad and melancholic, with many syncopated rhythms. The dance has a new structure and movement based on the absorption of foreign dances. The male and female dancers start, embrace each other, and then stop to show their body movements. With the movement of the lower legs as the main focus, the male and female dancers dance a series of dazzling steps with skillful coordination. Their faces are calm and engaged, and they are in perfect sync, dancing as if they were telling stories about their lives. Emotions were held within, and movements were well organized. The two men dominate, with quick twists and turns of the head, and the women often lean back briefly to emphasize the staccato in their moving steps.

Beat: 2/4 Rhythm: 2 beats per bar Speed: 32-33 bars per minute.

Style: The style and character are so elusive that people call it a tango base. The direction of the transport step like a crab line, footwork like a cat step, the line step just robust Dun filed, flow with a short pause, the action is crisp and clean by no means delayed, the dance is unpredictable, make people dazzled. It is known as the "King of Dance".