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= Argentine Tango = what can I possibly add here?

Argentine Tango History:


 * From the Milonga, Mazurka and ___ combined
 * Milonga was the African influence. appropriated for mockery by rich white Argentine heirs, but as a result, they learned the steps and the dance transcended class this way. Add in a later Italian influence and there you go. Though difficult to pinpoint the dates, sources corroborate generally that this is where the African influence came from.
 * Sources generally corroborate that, found amongst the diverse roots of the dance, is an African influence. This African influence is thought to come from the candombe, which was characterized by "energetic", "jerky" movements. Between 1860 and 1870, young white men from wealthier backgrounds adopted a tradition of participating in carnivals, wearing blackface and adopting these dances as a means to mock the Afro-Argentine population. However, though initially adopted to imitate, this unintentional fusing of dances (candombe, milonga) contributed to developing the tango, as well as to carry the dance across class barriers. Conversely, The milonga was a fusion of the Spanish-Cuban habanera and the imported European polka. It is thought that, overtime, these three dances came together in the outer districts of Buenos Aires to create the Tango.
 * Sources generally corroborate that, found amongst the diverse roots of the dance, is an African influence. These African rhythms are thought to come from the candombe, which was characterized by "energetic", "jerky" movements. Conversely, the milonga was a fusion of the Spanish-Cuban habanera and the imported European polka. It is thought that, over time, these three dances intersected and in the outer districts of Buenos Aires and developed into the Tango.