tango
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In one sequence, a solemn Gregorian chant pivots to a tango as Grace and Rocky’s ships connect airlock-to-airlock in spinning orbit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Back in the actual 1990s, ice dancers cycled through traditional dances: samba, blues, polka, rumba, quickstep, tango, jive, paso doble, Viennese waltz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
It takes two to tango, but it was only she who paid the band.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026
Trump said the talks were "reasonably good", adding it was too soon to say what would happen as "it does take two to tango."
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
She had sprained her knee dancing a tango at the office party.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
Vocabulary lists containing tango
Dance - Introductory
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