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Argentine Tango Music   ( 120-128 BPM )

Turn on your computer speakers and you can practice dancing to the following songs !!

#	BPM	Intro	Tango: Pop Songs      |  Videos |  Patterns |  Main Menu
1.			A Evaristo Carriego by Osvaldo Pugliese
2.			A La Gran Muneca by Danny Malando
3.			Argentine Tango
4.			Cambalache by Julio Sosa
5.			Champagne Tango by Carlos di Sarli
6.			Don Juan by Sexteto Mayor
7.			El Almanecer by Carlos di Sarli
8.			El Choclo
9.			Felicia (Forever Tango)
10.	132		Felicia Tango
11.			Four, For Tango by Kronos Quartet - Astor Piazzolla
12.			La Cumparsita
13.			La Yumba by Osvaldo Pugliese
14.			Pa lo Que Te Va a Durar by Anibal Troilo & Roberto Goyeneche
15.			Responso
16.			Spring in Buenos Aires by Gidon Kremer & Piazzolla
17.			Tango-Cimarron De Ausencia - Anibal Troilo Floreal Ruiz Alberto Marino
18.			Tanguera - Sexteto Mayor
19.			Uno (A Passion For Tango)
20.			Un Tango Argentino by Frank Galan
21.			Viejo Buenos Aires by Roberto Goyeneche
22.			Yo-Yo Ma - Liber Tango by Astor Piazzolla
23.			A Los Amigos by Francini-Pontier
24.			Chalita by Willian Schemmel & Michael Sahl (Tango Project)
25.			El Tango Segun by Ariel Ramirez (El Apache Argentino)
26.			Frente al Mar by Roberto Goyeneche
27.			La Melodia de Nuestro Adios by Francisco Canaro y su orquesta tipica (Uruguay)
28.			Ojos Negros by Sexteto Mayor (A Passion for Tango)
29.			Recuerdo by Osvaldo Pugliese & E. Moreno
30.			Soul of the Tango - The Music of Astor Piazzolla - Yo-Yo Ma - Sur- Regreso al Amor
31.			Yira Yira by Florindo Sassone
32.			Yira Yira by Orchestra Tango Café
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Tango Dance Facts

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Tango Music	2/4 time signature, two beats per measure.
Tango Rhythm	slow, slow, quick, quick, slow "slow, slow, tan-, go-, close" "T - A - N G O" Tango is counted in groups of eight beats, so the count is: slow (1, 2), slow (3, 4), quick (5), quick (6), slow (7,8)
Tango Style	Keep legs slightly bent.  Tango walk forward heel to toe.  Tango walk backward toe to heel.  Tango side step followed by a drag.  Leave toe touching floor after fan.
Tango Closed Position	Slight body contact (hips).  Lady puts left hand under man's shoulderblade

Argentine Tango Patterns

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Women's technique and embellishments Amagues Caricias (Caresses) Pasada Cuatro Lustrada (Polishing) Toque Taps Walking systems Sistema paralelo (Parallel walk) Sistema cruzada (Cross Walk) Contrapaso (Weight change) Americana (Promenade) Walk to the cross Man's Technique Agujas (Needle) Enrosque (Twist) Lapiz (Pencil) Planeo Taps Cruce (cross) Cruce adelante (Front cross) Cruce atrás (Back cross) Cruce forzado (Forced cross) Ocho A figure "eight" traced on the floor by the follower's feet. Ocho adelante (Forward ocho) Ocho atrás (Back ocho) Ocho cortado (Cut ocho) Ocho milonguero (non-pivot ocho)	Circular movements Forward Ocho Arroje (Push) Calesita (Carousel) Giro (Turn) Molinete (Windmill) Grapevine Media Luna (Half giro) Media Vuelta (A half turn) Vueltas Foot Play Barrida (Dragging) Bicicleta (Pedaling) Empujadita (Small push) Mordida (sanguche, sanguchito) (Sandwich) Parada (stop) Sacada / Entrada Shallow Sacada Sacada quite (Deep Sacada) Back Sacada Gancho and Enganche Enganche (Leg wrap) Gancho (Hook) Gancho nuevo (Overturned gancho) Piernazo (High leg wrap)	Boleos Voleo adelante (Front boleo) Voleo atrás (Back boleo) Voleo en linea (Linear boleo) Colgada and Volcada Colgada Volcada Volcada con adorno "Armpit" volcada Everything else Corrida (run) Doble frente Elevacion (Lifts) Espejo (Mirror step) Friccion (Pulling) Pulpeadas (leg entanglements) Quebrada Palanca (Lever) Patada (Kick) Rebotes (Switch step) Salto (Jump) Sentada (Sit) Tijera (scissors) Soltada Zarandeo (Swing) Ending figures Mordida (sanguche, sanguchito) (Sandwich) Tango Close Open Legs Corte