Argentine Tango is a partnered social dance from Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is different from ballroom tango in its posture, movements and intention - in Argentine Tango there is no standard way of dancing - the emphasis is on improvisation and each dancer carries within themselves a particular way of dancing it.
The Music
When you go out dancing Tango, the vast majority of the music played is from the “Golden Age” (1935-1955). Getting to know and understand this music, goes hand in hand with learning to dance tango.
Learn more about the Golden Age of Tango music here.
We highly recommend listening to as much Tango music as possible. The music we play in class is available as a playlist on Spotify under LA TANGO ACADEMY (see below). You can also search on YouTube, iTunes etc. for Golden Age orchestras such as: D'Arienzo, DiSarli, Pugliese, Laurenz, Troilo...
Class Playlist
This playlist makes up a collection of tangos from over 20 of the greatest Golden Age orchestras. These are the primary songs used in LATA classes due to their "square" structure. Each song consists of 5 or 6 sections and each section is 4 phrases. Great for practice & dancing!
Below is our Spotify playlist, and you can also find the list of songs on our YouTube page.
Tango Couples / Performances
There’s “dancing with the stars”, there’s tango in the movies, and there’s choreographed tango performances for the stage… But, when Tango dancers talk “Tango performances” we’re mostly referring to tango dancing performed at Milongas and Tango festivals. These performances are heavily anchored in social tango, and most often completely improvised. Here are some of the most popular couples to watch!
Ariadna Naveira & Fernando Sanchez
Carlos Espinoza & Noelia Hurtado
Clarisa Aragon & Jonathan Saavedra
Chicho Frumboli & Juana Sepulveda
Javier Rodriguez & Moira Castellano
Tango Videos
We’d love it if you’d subscribe to the LATA YouTube Channel - here you can watch years worth of class demos. The videos are organized per our curriculum.
