Argentine Tango

Argentine Tango is a dance shaped by Spanish, African and European influences. Dances from the candombe ceremonies of formerly enslaved peoples helped shape modern tango, which developed in the lower-class districts of Buenos Aires.

Its music grew from a fusion of European musical traditions. The word “tango” came into use in connection with the dance in the late nineteenth century, and the dance soon spread from the suburbs and working-class neighborhoods into the wider culture of Buenos Aires.