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Tango

 

            Many of the dances that we have today we owe to the jazz age . The dances were danced to represent the theme of freedom and free-will of the 1920's. The Boston two step and the one step and the Charleston are some of the popular dances of that time. The Tango was also a great sensation during the jazz age. It was the castles who brought the dance fame it was danced in many ball rooms it was a "thing of beauty". Even books were published to learn how to dance the tango. The Tango and how to dance it was published in 1913 written by Gladys Crozier.
            


Essays Related to Tango

1. Tango

Art is an extension of life; and the Tango was an extension of the low Argentinean social class "orilla (History of the tango)."" ... As tango began to spread and wealthy intellectuals began to become interested in this music they began writing socially-acceptable lyrics for Tango; the original lyrics of the Tango were very sexually explicit. Their input on the Tango brought about a new perception of the Tango. ... They would have parties entertained by Tango bands and Tango lessons. ... Tango music can be referred to by three terms, "tango-milonga (Clark)-, "tango-romanza (Clark)-, and "tan...

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2. Argentine Tango

Among the many Tango singers that emerged during the rise of Tango, one of the most popular Tango singers was Carlos Gardel. ... There are many recordings available of Tango music. ... I think the Tango dance is also extraordinary. ... Tango in Canada There are many dance schools in Canada that cater specifically to Tango. ... Conclusion Tango has come a long way from its beginning. ...

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3. The Tango

The Tango Throughout the late 1800's, many people migrated to Argentina from Spain, Africa, Italia, and the Ukraine. ... The word "tango" is supposedly derived from the Latin word "tangere" which means to touch. ... It is possible that the religion candombe of the Africans that were brought to Argentina influenced the tango with its steady beat of the drums. ... This also entailed a taming of the tango as it grew up into parts of Europe. The tango has survived an entire century becoming extremely popular in most of the Western World. ...

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4. Music of Brazil

Argentina and Uruguay: Tango The birth of tango took place towards mid-19th century, with the formation of dwelling conglomerates around the young city of Buenos Aires. ... Due to this impossibility of understanding by other audiences, the diffusion of tango was difficult and was basically approached through dance, which was earlier than tango itself in its most characteristic musical format (let alone sung tango, which arrived much later). It is clear that tango culture, understood as some particular usages and customs, is earlier than tango as an artistic expression. Salon dances involving...

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5. Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices

The Tango is small lightweight and has a unique design that makes it easy to operate. The Tango only has six buttons that make communicating fast and easy but not overwhelming. ... At first the child can start off with the Tango only pronouncing words and then the user can move into using the Tango's phrase capabilities. ... The Tango cannot perform any of those operations. ... The Dynavox Mayer-Johnson Company describes the Tango as a device meant to show the power of communication not the complexity and the characters associated with the Tango are meant to be appealing to children. ...

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6. The Beautiful Country of Argentina

Argentina is known for its Tango music and the very popular Tango dance. The tango is a very expressive dance and it is popular around the world. ... You could visit the many beaches, dance the Tango or watch a good rival soccer game. ...

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7. Moulin Rouge

An astonishing bit of parallel editing is done in the Tango/Rape scene. While the narcoleptic Argentinean (Jacek Koman) growls out the Police's "Roxanne-, the dancers begin their slow, passionate tango. ... Stomping, sliding, ripping, and growling, the tango becomes an animal as the Duke does. ...

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8. Argentine Culture

Another typical thing of Argentine culture is the tango, people insist the best way to learn about Argentine culture is to listen to the tango but in some places of Argentina the tango is not part of their culture. ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

9. Chicago

One such example is the song: "Cell Block Tango- in which half-a-dozen murderesses defiantly flaunt their lack of remorse in their sinful actions. ... During the song "Cell Block Tango-, the stage is bathed in red using a red filter to show the unabashed guilt that the murderesses revel in. however, for a small part, blue is suddenly thrown on stage as Catalin Helenski, the bastion of innocence on murderess row performs her small, but vital, role. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School