What is estilo milonguero?

Milonguero-style tango, also known as estilo milonguero (in Buenos Aires, known by name Estilo del centro because it originates from downtown milongas where dance floors were crowded) or apilado (piled up, stacked), is a close-embrace style of social tango dancing in which the focus is inward and the leg and arm …

What does the tango symbolize?

The soul of Buenos Aires is expressed through this song. The tango reflects its inhabitants’ way of being and its folklore. They abandoned their sorrow to this music that became the world’s symbol for Argentina, and Argentina’s symbol for Buenos Aires.

Where did the term milonguero come from and why?

The term was used from the 1870s to mark a man who spent much of his time dancing tango of any style. Since the early 20th century the term referred to a man immersed in the tango culture specific to Buenos Aires. A milonguero frequented dance halls, dancing to the music of tango, milonga and vals.

Who are the milongueros in Buenos Aires Argentina?

The Milongueros are the tango dancers who have spent their lives in the milongas of Buenos Aires. The last of this lineage of dancers from the Golden Era of tango (1935 to 1952) are now in their eighties. They are social dancers who developed their dance within the limits of crowded milongas.

Is the milonguero style of tango socially responsible?

Simply remember that Salon Tango is any form of Argentine Tango that can be danced in a socially responsible way at a milonga, and that Milonguero Style, as a socially responsible form of Argentine Tango, falls under the heading of Salon Tango.

What kind of music do milongueros listen to?

Many milongueros prefer music of the Golden Age of tango, especially the marked rhythmic music of Juan D’Arienzo, the older rhythmic pulses of Francisco Lomuto, or the sweeping orchestrations of Carlos di Sarli. Many milongueros will not dance to a song sung by a female vocalist or—out of great respect—a song sung by Carlos Gardel.

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