{"id":32960,"date":"2020-01-20T11:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.you-tango.com\/what-exactly-is-argentine-tango\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T18:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T16:02:50","slug":"argentine-tango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.you-tango.com\/en\/argentine-tango\/","title":{"rendered":"What Exactly Is Argentine Tango?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For many beginners, the first question that arises is what Argentine tango actually means. What distinguishes it from standard tango\u2014the European, international, or ballroom tango?<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Interesting facts about the Argentine dance, its music, and poetry<\/h2>\n\n

Argentine tango is a free and highly individual improvisational dance. In contrast, standard tango is danced according to fixed steps. It follows the rules of the European or international competitive dance program.<\/p>\n\n

Argentine tango, on the other hand, is a dance of the people. Competitions, as in standard dances, are not important. They remain more of an exception, as they do not really correspond to the individual nature of Argentine tango.<\/p>\n