Step to Step

Page 1 - Tango

Page 2 - Vals

Page 3 - Milonga

Page 4 - Summary

In tango music, the main beats and what goes on between them help define the style of the music. In this article, we'll look at the the three main styles of tango music - tango, vals, and milonga - explore how the rhythm works in each style and how we might dance to each one.

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text: robert©fromont.net.nz August 2008

special thanks to Ceci for providing feet

The following music was harmed in the production of this article:

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Traditional Tango:

Other Music:

The concern of taking a dance step makes people’s face be contracted; a wrinkle appears on the forehead between the eyes and “crow’s feet” are formed with each movement. The disgust, when one has not moved one’s foot according to the beat marks a wrinkle of bitterness on both sides of the mouth which won’t disappear so easily.

Maurice Dekobra