tango

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Duvall was married three times before meeting Luciana Pedraza, a young woman who was dared by her friends to approach him on a Buenos Aires street and invite him to a tango gathering.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 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

Ellie was voted out in week six, Halloween week, after dancing a tango to Lady Gaga's Abracadabra.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

I couldn’t even think what a tango sounded like.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron