Tango

Tango
Genre:	Ballroom dance
Time of origin:	1850s
Country of origin:	Buenos Aires, Argentina & Montevideo, Uruguay

Tango is a dance performed in Dancing with the Stars.

Even though it is commonly associated with its Argentinian roots, the ballroom Tango contains more elements of American and European ballroom dances, compared to the traditional Argentine Tango. It is typically performed in a closed hold position.

It is one of the five ballroom dances currently competed internationally by professional dancers, along with the Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Foxtrot, and Quickstep.

In Dancing with the Stars, the Tango was introduced in Season 1.

History

Tango is a dance that has influences from European and African culture. Dances from the candombe ceremonies of former slave peoples helped shape the modern day Tango. The dance originated in lower-class districts of Buenos Aires and Montevideo. The music derived from the fusion of various forms of music from Europe. The word "tango" seems to have first been used in connection with the dance in the 1890s, possibly related to the Latin word "tangere" but more likely related to the African slave word "tango" (drum or dance place).

Initially it was just one of the many dances, but it soon became popular throughout society, as theatres and street barrel organs spread it from the suburbs to the working-class slums, which were packed with hundreds of thousands of European immigrants, primarily Italians.

In the early years of the 20th century, dancers and orchestras from Buenos Aires traveled to Europe, and the first European Tango craze took place in Paris, soon followed by London, Berlin, and other capitals. Towards the end of 1913 it hit New York in the US, and Finland. In the US around 1911 the word "tango" was often applied to dances in a 2/4 or 4/4 rhythm such as the one-step. The term was fashionable and did not indicate that tango steps would be used in the dance, although they might be. Tango music was sometimes played, but at a rather fast tempo. Instructors of the period would sometimes refer to this as a "North American Tango", versus the so-called "Argentine Tango". By 1914 more authentic tango stylings were soon developed, along with some variations like Albert Newman's "Minuet" Tango.

In Argentina, the onset in 1929 of the Great Depression, and restrictions introduced after the overthrow of the Hipólito Yrigoyen government in 1930 caused Tango to decline. Its fortunes were reversed as Tango became widely fashionable and a matter of national pride under the government of Juan Perón. Tango declined again in the 1950s as a result of economic depression and the banning of public gatherings by the military dictatorships; male-only Tango practice—the custom at the time—was considered "public gathering". That, indirectly, boosted the popularity of Rock 'n' Roll because, unlike Tango, it did not require such gatherings.

In 2009 the Tango was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.

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Performances

Sean Lowe & Peta Tango - DWTS 16 Week 8

Dancing with the Stars 16 Week 8

Amber Riley & Derek-Tango-DWTS 17 Week 4

Dancing with the Stars 17 Week 4

Brant Daugherty & Peta Tango Week 6

Dancing with the Stars 17 Week 6

Jack Osbourne & Cheryl Tango DWTS 17 Week 8

Dancing with the Stars 17 Week 8

Emma and billy Dee Williams tango

Dancing with the Stars 18 Week 2

Charlie White and Sharna's Tango (Week 02) - Dancing with the Stars Season 18!

Dancing with the Stars 18 Week 2

DWTS Season 18 - Cody and Witney Tango

Dancing with the Stars 18 Week 2

James Maslow & Cheryl Burke Tango Week 4

Dancing with the Stars 18 Week 4

Maksim Chmerkovskiy & Meryl Davis dancing Tango on DWTS 4 21 14

Dancing with the Stars 18 Week 6

DWTS 18 WEEK 6 - Drew Carey & Cheryl "Super Freak" - Tango - Episode 6 (April 21st)

Dancing with the Stars 18 Week 6

Danica McKellar & Val Chmerkovskiy - Tango

Dancing with the Stars 18 Week 8

James Maslow & Peta Tango DWTS 18 Finals

Dancing with the Stars 18 Week 10

Jana & Gleb's Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 23 Week 6

Ryan & Cheryl's Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 23 Week 8

Simone & Sasha Week 1 DWTS Season 24 - Tango

Dancing with the Stars 24 Week 1

Nick Viall & Peta’s "Tango" DWTS Season 24 Week 3 (Vegas Night)@

Dancing with the Stars 24 Week 3

Heather Morris and Alan Bersten Tango (Week Three) - Dancing With The Stars

Dancing with the Stars 24 Week 3

Bonner & Sharna’s "Tango" DWTS Season 24 Week 5 (Disney Night)@

Dancing with the Stars 24 Week 5

Rashad Jennings and Emma Slater Tango (Week 6) - Dancing With The Stars

Dancing with the Stars 24 Week 6

HD Milo Manheim and Witney “Tango” - DWTS Week 2 Night 2 - Season 27

Dancing with the Stars 27 Week 2

Nancy Kerrigan and Artem Chigvintsev- DWTS Tango

Dancing with the Stars 24 Week 7

HD Alexis Ren ft. Maddie Ziegler and Alan “Tango” - DWTS Week 4- Trios - Season 27

Dancing with the Stars 27 Week 4

Evanna & Keo’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 27 Week 6

Mary Lou & Sasha’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 27 Week 6

Kel Mitchell’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 28 Week 1

James Van Der Beek's Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 28 Week 1

Sean Spicer's Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 28 Week 2

Lauren Alaina’s Tango - Dancing with the Stars 28

Dancing with the Stars 28 Week 3

Sailor Brinkley-Cook’s Tango - Dancing with the Stars 28

Dancing with the Stars 28 Week 3

Karamo Brown’s Tango - Dancing with the Stars 28

Dancing with the Stars 28 Week 4

Ally Brooke’s Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 28 Week 7

Hannah Brown’s Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 28 Week 9

Kel Mitchell’s Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 28 Week 10

Chrishell Stause’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 29 Week 1

Skai Jackson’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 29 Week 1

Johnny Weir’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 29 Week 2

Jeannie Mai’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 29 Week 4

Jesse Metcalfe’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 29 Week 5

Monica Aldama’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 29 Week 5

Vernon Davis’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 29 Week 5

Kaitlyn Bristowe’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 29 Week 5

AJ McLean’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 29 Week 7

Justina Machado’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 29 Week 7

Justina Machado’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 29 Week 10

Jimmie Allen’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 1

Melora Hardin’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 1

Cody Rigsby’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 1

Amanda Kloots’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 1

Christine Chiu’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 1

The Miz’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 2

Iman Shumpert’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 3

Kenya Moore’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 3

Brian Austin Green’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 3

Melanie C’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 3

Olivia Jade’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 3

Matt James’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 3

Suni Lee’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 6

JoJo Siwa’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 7

Iman Shumpert’s Redemption Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 9

Amanda Kloots’s Redemption Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 30 Week 9

Jamie Lynn Spears’ Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 32 Week 1

Lele Pons’ Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 32 Week 1

Charity Lawson’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 32 Week 1

Ariana Madix’s Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 32 Week 1

Alyson Hannigan’s Latin Night Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 32 Week 2

Barry Williams’ Motown Night Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 32 Week 3

Xochitl Gomez’s Whitney Houston Night Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 32 Week 8

Brooks Nader’s Premiere Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 33 Week 1

Danny Amendola’s Premiere Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 33 Week 1

Chandler Kinney’s Premiere Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 33 Week 1

Jenn Tran’s Oscars Night Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 33 Week 2

Joey Graziadei’s Hair Metal Night Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 33 Week 3

Dwight Howard’s Disney Night Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 33 Week 5

Ilona Maher’s Halloween Nightmares Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 33 Week 6

Whitney Leavitt’s Premiere Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 34 Week 1

Scott Hoying’s Premiere Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 34 Week 1

Danielle Fishel’s Premiere Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 34 Week 1

Corey Feldman’s Premiere Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 34 Week 1

Lauren Jauregui’s Premiere Tango – Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 34 Week 1

Andy Richter’s One-Hit Wonders Night Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 34 Week 2

Robert Irwin’s One-Hit Wonders Night Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 34 Week 2

Hilaria Baldwin’s One-Hit Wonders Night Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 34 Week 2

Jordan Chiles’ TikTok Night Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 34 Week 3

Elaine Hendrix’s TikTok Night Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 34 Week 3

Alix Earle’s Halloween Night Tango - Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 34 Week 7