Miguel Zotto on Tango:

"...When you dance with a partner you are close and the dance is very suggestive. But it is not personal. Close is what the music inspires you to become. The embrace looks personal, but what you are really embracing is the music. Tango is improvised. It is improvised all the way. There are no combinations. In tango you can’t be preoccupied with steps. You need to express your feelings while listening to the music."

 

Learning to dance Argentine tango socially focuses on the connection between partners and the expression of the music. Tango is often called an improvisational walking dance, meaning that, while the dance may appear to be made up of complex memorized sequences, simple steps are actually chosen and strung together in the moment. These are just some of the qualities that create what many regard as the king of dances.