tango
Other forms: tangos; tangoing; tangoed
The noun tango usually refers to the Argentine tango, a dramatic ballroom dance, and the expressive music that goes along with it.
The tango is known for being a passionate, emotional form of dance in which the dancing couple hold each other closely and make abrupt — yet graceful — movements. The accompanying music is equally dramatic and varied, often featuring many instruments such as violin, piano, and bandoneón, a type of concertina or small accordion. The word tango is of Latin American Spanish origin, probably from an African root word.
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a ballroom dance of Latin-American origintype of:ballroom dance, ballroom dancingany of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
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music written in duple time for dancing the tangotype of:dance musicmusic to dance to
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dance a tangotype of:dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toemove in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
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