THE NEW TANGO.

Waikato Times, Volume 99, Issue 16626, 17 October 1925, Page 15 (Supplement)

THE NEW TANGO.

.—.———* A SLIDING DANCE OF FOUR STEPS. TWICE AS FAST AS THE OLD ONE. It is now evident that, the Tango—or, to be precise, the French Tango, which is quite different from the prewar Tango—will be dominating the London ballrooms within the next few weeks. The musical director of a leading West End hotel told a reporter that during the corning winter the-French Tango will equal the foxtrot in popularitv though both the waltz and the Charleston will find a place on dance programmes. The Tango, however, will, he predicted, be the dancing event of the winter. He added:— It is perhaps a pity in some ways that this French Tango was not given another name, for it has little in common with the old Argentine Tango. It is infinitely simpler, and is. in fact, as simple as the foxtrot itself. It is a placid, sliding dance of four steps, though it is twiftc, as fast as tne pre " war Tango. The suspicion of a pause between Hie steps suggests the Tango spirit. Even Hie best syncopated band cannot capture the rhythm of Ihe Tango, and for that reason the flrst Tfingo band to visit London since 1913 will be arriving shortly. The spirit of the Tango Is already reflected in some of the newest evening gowns. Al Deauvllle —where the Tango was supreme -Some of Hie' evening gowns were startling in their length, and fulness. The •'sheath" • •own as the Parisienne has I mind, TitH'S 'mil. lend itself either in grace or comfort to Hie half-lazy, pulsating movements of the Tango.