This book investigates choreomusical aspects of tango argentino in translocal practice, in particular its current manifestation in Europe. It looks at it in its many facets: movement structures, sound structures, dancers and musicians, and the complex relations between these factors that all have their share in shaping the practice.
Introduction
Tango Argentino: Dance, Music, and People
Musicality and Danceability
The Focus on Europe
Research Approach and Methods, Leading to the Structure of This Book
References
2 A Choreomusical Overview of Tango Argentino Development: 19002020
Beginnings in Buenos Aires and Montevideo
Dissemination Through Media
Connotations of Immorality
Reciprocation with Europe: The Way into High Society
The Reception of Tango in Argentina
Decline Under Economic and Political Pressure
The 1980s: Local and International Revival
Early Twenty-First Century: Back to the Roots, Reuniting Music and Dance
The State of Translocal Tango in the Early 2020s
References
3 Tango Music and Its Danceability
Tango Musical Features
Performance Practice
Tango Danceability
Tango Music and Its Danceability in a Nutshell
References
4 Tango Dance and Its Musicality
Basic Movement Repertoire
Dance Principles
Tango Dance Styles
Movement Repertoire MlÃX
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