Tango : Creation of a Cultural Icon / Jo Baim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baim, Jo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tango (Dance)--Social aspects--History.

Tango (Dance).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana ; Indianapolis, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2007.

Summary:

In Tango: Creation of a Cultural Icon Jo Baim dispels common stereotypes of the tango and tells the real story behind this rich and complex dance. Despite its exoticism, the tango of this time period is a very accessible dance, especially as European and North American dancers adapted it. Modern ballroom dancers can enjoy a "step" back in time with the descriptions included in this book. Almost as interesting as the history of the tango is the cultural response to it: cities banned it, army officers were threatened with demotion if caught dancing it, clergy and politicians wrote diatribes against it. Newspaper headlines warned that people died from dancing the tango and that it would be the downfall of civilization. The vehemence of these anti-tango outbursts confirms one thing: the tango was a cultural force to be reckoned with!

Contents:

The origins of the tango

Europe and the United States discover the tango

Argentina reclaims its native dance

Tango music

Tangos in waltz time

The tango in the world of art music

Appendix 1. Tango steps, 1911-1925

Appendix 2. A sampling of New York Times article titles on the tango, 1911, 1913, and 1914.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-209) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253027757

0253027756

OCLC:

1016767527