The curtain rises on the streets of Buenos Aires at the end of the 19th century as a simple quadruple meter begins to sound. Two figures emerge from the darkness and begin to engage in a sensual and impressive dance. As he artfully guides his body around his own figure, a crowd begins to form, and soon more and more couples join in this social dance. This is the scene of the beginning of Argentine tango. Tango was not always the elegant dance reserved for famous ballrooms, but instead got its start on the streets of Buenos Aires among the poor of Argentina. Tango was the result of a booming agricultural economy with no one to work it. Argentina's poor were simply already poor European immigrants who sought a better life in Argentina's wealth. The influx of immigrants created male-dominated towns and as a result there were no women compared to the number of men. Tango became the only way for men to express themselves romantically in a city where hardship thrived and hyper-masculinity was the key to survival. Although tango was created in Argentina, it is not solely inspired by Argentine culture, but rather a melting pot of cultures present in the community. Argentine tango originated with European immigrants who came to Buenos Aires and eventually evolved into a dance, lyrical poetry and music that became a connotation of sensuality and joined the ranks of the waltz, polka and foxtrot in the famous ballrooms. of the world. (Denniston 11-4) Tango was a tool of seduction even in its earliest forms; its nature is to be used to attract. In Christine Denniston's book, The Meaning of Tango, she describes the dance as "a cornerstone of Argentine culture" (15). The...... middle of article ...... new aspects that have been incorporated into some versions of tango, such as: alternating two melodies, changing phrases to fit the cadences, continuing sections of three meters after establishing a double meter. Triple measure was introduced in sections of different tango pieces in order to incorporate the waltz (a famous traditional European dance) into tango, combining the old with the new. Interestingly enough, as tango spread internationally, it was used in America and Europe with upbeat, more superficial lyrics, whereas in Argentina, traditionally, tango was an inner, emotional song. The adaptation of tango from the country shows the wide range of forms and diversity it can manifest, making it a universally friendly art form; it became something that people could appropriate, while remaining within the parameters of tango. (128-32)