Tango Dance and Music

Kendra Stepputat is Associate Professor and currently Head of the Institute for Ethnomusicology, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG), Austria. She graduated in comparative musicology, Southeast Asian studies, and communication studies at Freie Universität and Humboldt Universität Berlin and concluded her PhD and habilitation at KUG. Her research topics include Balinese performing arts and tango argentino in European perspective. Her research focus is on choreomusical aspects of performing arts.

• IntroductionTango Argentino: Dance, Music, and PeopleMusicality and DanceabilityThe Focus on EuropeResearch Approach and Methods, Leading to the Structure of This Book References2 A Choreomusical Overview of Tango Argentino Development: 1900–2020 Beginnings in Buenos Aires and MontevideoDissemination Through MediaConnotations of ImmoralityReciprocation with Europe: The Way into High Society The Reception of Tango in Argentina Decline Under Economic and Political Pressure The 1980s: Local and International Revival Early Twenty-First Century: Back to the Roots, Reuniting Music and Dance The State of Translocal Tango in the Early 2020sReferences3 Tango Music and Its Danceability Tango Musical Features Performance Practice Tango Danceability Tango Music and Its Danceability in a Nutshell References 4 Tango Dance and Its Musicality Basic Movement Repertoire Dance Principles Tango Dance Styles Movement Repertoire Motion Capture Analysis Tango Musicality Tango Dance and Its Musicality in a Nutshell References 5 Tango Music–Dance Relations: Toward a Conclusion Spanish Summary: Baile y Música de Tango: Una Exploración Coreomusical del Tango Argentino en Europa Accompanying Material