Well, as a sudden shift in the priorities, I decided to upload the Homage to Argentina before the Homage a France.
Also, this is a gift for my friend Jeepika, :Iconjeepika:, for all his support, friendship and trust. Even when we might sometimes have differences regarding politics, that is miniamal, since we have stablished a strong friendship.

Colega, eres super buena onda!!!!!

Espero que te guste bailar con Kim, esta pieza, de tango, la tonada es la de "Besame Mucho" de Consuelo Velazquez. Como no conozco tu cara, hehehe, te puse por ahi una cara genérica, con un bigotillo de Geraldo Riviera.


Brief history of Tango.

The history of tango began in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the late 19th century. The dance started in the lower-class districts of Buenos Aires taking place in the periphery of the city, bars, cafes and courtyards. Then tango took the next step into more established Dancing Houses and later inside middle and high class Argentinian homes.

The themes always refered to the ordinary man and his problems, the city and memories. Thus, tango became a portrayal of Buenos Aires and its people. For this reason, undoubtedly, since the best of the Buenos Aires culture is carried in each song, tango gained ground abroad.
In the early years of the twentieth century tango started its pilgrimage to Europe when dancers and orchestras from Buenos Aires travelled to the big European cities. Untill the early 50's Argentina was listed as one of the 10 richest countries in the world, and many Argentinians maintained big homes in Paris and London, linking European nobility to Tango through big parties accompanied by professional dancers from Buenos Aires giving tango-lessons.

Tango became a huge hit in the big capitals; London, Rome, Berlin and New York. 1913 became a peak year for tango all over the world beeing the dance everyone wanted to learn, even changing fashion making women give up their Victorian corset so they could better master the dance.