Experiences Tango

At the beginning of the 20th century, tango became a staple dance in the Parisian cabarets. It wasn’t until its triumph in Europe and its subsequent universal recognition that tango was accepted in Buenos Aires’ high society.
 
When the piano and bandoneón –the accordion now considered the main instrument of tango- were added to the trio a few decades later, the first typical orchestras and the tango-song genre, personified by popular hero Carlos Gardel, were formed. During the 1940s, for many, the tango’s golden era, the great orchestras of D’Arienzo, Di Sarli and Aníbal Troilo reigned. It was in Troilo’s orchestra that a young Astor Piazzolla started his acclaimed bandoneón career.
 
At the beginning of the 1960s, with the growth of jazz, rock and pop, tango began to lose popularity. Never-the-less, in the 1970s Piazzolla introduced a new jazz-like take on the tango, and created many popular classics, still listened to forty years on. In the mid-1980s Argentina underwent a tango revival, which continues to thrive today. 
 
In Buenos Aires, you will hear and see tango everywhere. There is a wide selection of tango shows that combine dinner, dance spectacles and excellent live orchestras. For those that want to learn to dance the tango, various hotels and dance schools offer classes for all levels. If you already know the basics, the doors of Buenos Aires’ legendary milongas (tango dancehalls) are always open to the public. This is where the real tango apasionados of all ages and backgrounds flock, to dance to live music until the early hours of the morning.