The tango, a popular Romantic dance, partner…

The tango, a popular Romantic dance, partner dance, and social dance, originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay.

It was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries, where natives had mixed with enslaved African and European immigrant populations.

The tango is the result of a combination of the German Waltz, Czech Polka, Polish Mazurka, and Bohemian Schottische with the Spanish-Cuban Habanera, African Candombe, and the suggestive Argentinian Milonga.

The tango is frequently practiced in the brothels and bars of ports, where business owners employ bands to entertain their patrons with music.

The tango soon spread to the rest of the world.

Many variations of this dance currently exist worldwide.