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10 - Tango’s Journey from a Río de la Plata Dance to a Globalized Milonga

from Part III - Tango Dance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2024

By
Christophe Apprill ,
Kacey Link  and
Gérard Pigeon
Edited by
Kristin Wendland  and
Kacey Link
Kristin Wendland
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
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Summary

Sociologist and dance practitioner Christophe Apprill provides a solid historical overview of tango dance. He then explores gender relations and roles in tango by examining tango stereotypes in relation to tango dance, while opening new perspectives on contemporary dimensions of globalized tango scenes.

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Tango dance historytango gender rolesmilongaglobalization
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The Cambridge Companion to Tango , pp. 173 - 188
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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Further Reading

Apprill, Christophe. “Des nuits à danser: passion ou décentrement?” In Tango sans frontiers, edited by Joyal, France, 81–113. Québec, Presses de l’Université du Québec, 2010.Google Scholar
Apprill, Christophe. “L’hétérosexualité et les danses de couple.” In Hétéros: Discours, lieux, pratiques, edited by Catherine Deschamps, Laurent Gaissad, and Taraud, Christelle, 97–108. Paris: Epel Éditions, 2009.Google Scholar
Ayral, Sylvie and Raibaud, Yves, eds. Pour en finir avec la fabrique des garçons. Bordeaux: Maison des sciences de l’Homme d’Aquitaine, 2014.Google Scholar
Castro, Donald S. The Argentine Tango as Social History (1880–1955): The Soul of the People. New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 1991.Google Scholar
García Blaya, Ricardo. “Reflexiones sobre los origenes del tango.” Todotango. Accessed July 25, 2022, www.todotango.com/historias/cronica/103/Reflexiones-sobre-los-origenes-del-tango/.Google Scholar
Hess, Rémi. Le tango. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1996.Google Scholar
Humbert, , Béatrice.“Le tango à Paris de 1907 à 1920.” In Tango nomade, edited by Pelinski, Ramón, 109–162. Montréal: Éditions Triptyque, 1995.Google Scholar
Nahoum-Grappe, Véronique. “Le couple en piste.” In Danses latines et identité, d’une rive à l’autre …, edited by Dorier-Apprill, Elisabeth, 191–212. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2000.Google Scholar
Salas, Horacio. Le tango. Arles: Actes sud, 1989.Google Scholar
Walkowitz, Judit. “Sexualités dangereuses.” In Histoire des femmes. Le XIXème siècle, edited by Duby, George and Perrot, Michelle, 390–418. Paris: Plon, 1991.Google Scholar

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