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Tango is a dance of seduction and solace, of compassion and companionship and of intense emotions such as sadness, happiness, desire and loneliness. Tango is about the nostalgia and melancholy, as we can really distinguish this in the patrons of the dance as one says, "We milongueros are very lonely people. Life is one long search for love, but your so inexperienced you don’t even realize and it takes many relationships to find 'the woman' ".

The Argentine tango is an amazing phenomenon brought on by an economic boom in the late 1800's. There were many male immigrants who came to the country during this time and this impacted how the tango was to be danced in urban settings, vs rural settings. In rural areas of Argentina, men had to dance with other men as there was a gender imbalance during the time. The tradition had remained intact even in 1940's, as "Puppy" Ernesto Castello mentions in the documentary. The hardest part of the tango Puppy said is the walk, and having a man in the woman's role helps find where inconsistencies and understand when things went wrong. Gender is considered very important for the tango because it is quite masculine as the man is the lead in the dance and he will show his partner his intentions though moving from the core and chest. The dance is the language of body movements, a dance more than any other which celebrates the unique language between a man and a woman.  Thus the tango is something that lets the dancers become immersed into the steps, rhythm and the nostalgia behind the dance.

Tango sees no color or economic difference, it sees the dance and only the dance. The interviewees mentioned many times that there are many people from all different walks of life. I personally love this about the dance. It brings social classes together for one reason, ignoring stereotypes and cultural ideals that usually put people into classifications. But for the tango there are no classifications, just people who are all looking for an escape from their "reality". It is great because this is a safe social gathering that helps people make social networks that would not usually be made. All that matters? Is whether you can dance, or not.