Specialty Argentine Tango
Traditional Argentine tango styles emphasizing improvisation, close embrace, and street-tango origins.
3 dance styles in this genre
Dance Styles
Argentine Tango
Also known as: Tango Argentino, Social Tango, Milonga Tango
Argentine Tango is the traditional, improvisational form of tango emphasizing the close embrace, varied rhythmic interpretations, and improvisational movement. It represents tango's street and salon origins.
Tango Vals
Also known as: Vals Tango
Tango Vals is an Argentine variation combining waltz timing with tango character and musicality. It developed as a social dance in Buenos Aires milongas and remains popular in contemporary tango culture.
Milonga
Also known as: Milonga Actual
Milonga is a faster, rhythmic Argentine social dance that developed from tango traditions. It emphasizes quick rhythmic patterns and playful character while maintaining tango connection.