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1) The content of the article directly pertains to the topic, as it briefly discusses its history and how the style came to be appreciated.

2) In my opinion, I feel that the article is missing more specifics in why/how the Queer Tango Movement came to be; of course they wanted same-sex pairs to be able to dance together and break that stereotype, but I feel there is more to it that I wish was included in the article. Also, more specific time periods (years) should be included, so the reader gets context of when/why Queer Tango is so important to culture.

3) I feel the viewpoints of those participating/supporting the Queer Tango Movement are used quite a bit; it could be interesting to hear what someone from the other side has to say/thinks about it all. Someone who likes traditional tango, and does not see a need for change.

4) I think the article is very well organized. It is divided into different sections that focus on different aspects of Queer Tango, to keep from just dumping everything you know into one space. I also appreciate the several quotes/passages from various pieces, articles, etc. that provide different views/interpretations of information.

5) I think there could be a little more information for each heading; traditional tango and gender roles within that realm were covered quite nicely, as they should be, but the idea of gender neutral dancing definitely could be portrayed more. Also, there should be more names of people involved in the movement, and how exactly this relates to them/what it means to them. That would make the article stronger and give it more of a personal and meaningful front.

Queer Tango was not approved at first, due to the blurred lines of gender roles and social class rankings being affected.

The Queer Tango movement breaks these rigid heteronormative gender roles of the tango world and permits all the permutations of partnering within tango. Same-sex tangoing is frequent: men dance with men, women dance with women, who can lead or follow. Also men dance with women, exploring open role reverse. The term queer, commonly used as a synonym for the LGBT community, is used here in a larger sense. A queer tango dancer shifts the focus from sexuality to gender which allows to enhance his expressiveness by way of role exchange. Therefore, the Queer Tango scene gives not only a home to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex tangueras and tangueros (tango dancers), where they can feel comfortable. It creates a liberated tango environment for gender-neutral dancing, where rules and codes of traditional tango no longer restrain communication between people. By way of queer tango teaching, heterosexuals dancers can learn the open role reverse and enhance their competences in tango:

""Queer Tango proposes the possibility for people that dance tango to freely choose the role they want to take up and what gender they prefer to dance with. To be able to perform this way, the teaching technique used is exchanging roles. This means for everyone to learn to lead and follow. Dancers have the power to choose to dance the role they prefer or to exchange roles, depending on the person they are dancing with and the moment they decide to do so.This technique allows exploring the dynamics in more equal relationships. Here, the symbolic power that lays on the leading role vanishes when either person can take up either role, indistinctly.""

- Mariana Docampo, What is Tango Queer?

UPDATED WIKI DRAFT:

The skill level of Queer Tango is low; the actual movements are seen as ordinary. It is more of an expressive and relaxing experience for people. "Bodies without organs" is a concept explored through same-sex tangoing, which allows people to experiment the dynamic presented in the technique. Living outside of the body and its organs can be a way for people to work more creatively and release ongoing stresses: We suggest that redrawing, blurring and/or smudging the boundaries of the essential(ized) body, poking holes and coming to terms with the porosity of our skin, might help us to grapple with the partial and processual becoming of our bodies-in-relation.This detaches form from function, challenges preﬁgured/ predetermined conceptions and understandings of body parts (including sexual elements, organs, and limbs), and opens up possibilities for thinking otherwise (and perversely) about the roles and functional boundaries being created and policed.

— Chessa Adsit-Morris, "It Takes More Than Two to (Multispecies) Tango: Queering Gender Texts in Environmental Education". The Queer Tango movement views being different as being normal. Who they are dancing with or how they are dancing is not important.Through connecting cultures and kin, Queer Tango is twisting away from negative ties with sexism and racism.