what is the difference between the tango and argentine tango
Argentine tango
Argentine tango dancing in the UK began in the early 1990s in response to the hugely popular internationally touring shows `` Forever Tango '' and `` Tango Argentino '' . Enthusiastic Anglo - Argentine milonguero ( dance hall tango dancer ) Andrew Potter who had followed `` Forever Tango '' to London and stayed for its extensive run , got together with some Londoner friends to start the city 's first ever tango milonga ( tango dance party / hall ) in The London Welsh Centre at 157 , Grays Inn Road , known as `` Tango The Argentine Way '' which would pack out every Friday night . From that moment , the tango dances and classes proliferated throughout the Capital and then throughout the rest of the UK . Today , tango in its various manifestations ( milonguero , tango nuevo , Villa Urquiza etc . ) can be found in most of Britain 's major towns and cities and throughout the year there are special seasonal courses and retreats when visiting star teachers from Argentina and Europe offer special workshops in the dance . In general , outside of Argentina , the music of tango has followed the dance in popularity , rather than the other way round ( in Argentina the music came before the dance ) but over the last twenty years a tango music tradition has grown in size and excellence with bands like Tango Siempre at the forefront .
Argentine tango dancing in the UK began in the early 1990s in response to the hugely popular internationally touring shows `` Forever Tango '' and `` Tango Argentino '' . Enthusiastic Anglo - Argentine milonguero ( dance hall tango dancer ) Andrew Potter who had followed `` Forever Tango '' to London and stayed for its extensive run , got together with some Londoner friends to start the city 's first ever tango milonga ( tango dance party / hall ) in The London Welsh Centre at 157 , Grays Inn Road , known as `` Tango The Argentine Way '' which would pack out every Friday night . From that moment , the tango dances and classes proliferated throughout the Capital and then throughout the rest of the UK . Today , tango in its various manifestations ( milonguero , tango nuevo , Villa Urquiza etc . ) can be found in most of Britain 's major towns and cities and throughout the year there are special seasonal courses and retreats when visiting star teachers from Argentina and Europe offer special workshops in the dance . In general , outside of Argentina , the music of tango has followed the dance in popularity , rather than the other way round ( in Argentina the music came before the dance ) but over the last twenty years a tango music tradition has grown in size and excellence with bands like Tango Siempre at the forefront .