Tango Steps, Buenos Aires, Argentina
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
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Tango Steps, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Venetia Featherstone-Witty
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Photograph - Photographs
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The tango (possibly from Latin tangere, meaning "touch") is a partner dance that originated in the 1890s along the Rio de la Plata, the natural border between Uruguay and Argentina, and soon spread to the rest of the world.
Early tango was known as tango criollo (Creole tango). Today, there are many forms of tango extant. Popularly and among tango dancing circles, the authentic tango is considered to be the one closest to the form originally danced in Argentina and Uruguay.
In 2009, UNESCO approved a joint proposal by Argentina and Uruguay to include the tango in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.
FEATURED 2/10/15 in "Spanish Theme Artwork"
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