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Entangled Tangos: Passionate Displays, Intimate Dialogues
- Journal of American Folklore
- American Folklore Society
- Volume 122, Number 486, Fall 2009
- pp. 438-465
- 10.1353/jaf.0.0105
- Article
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While tango is known internationally, it is not a universal dance. The home tango and export tango exemplify the coexistence of distinct but entangled tango traditions. Together these practices have been central in giving Argentines a cultural and political voice, as well as economic agency, both at home and globally.