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Milonguero (apilado)

Milonguero, also called apilado, is a tango dance style [1][2][3]. It is a close-embrace style with a slight mutual lean, small steps and rhythmic syncopation, suited to crowded downtown floors [1][2][3].

Key facts

Key facts

Category
Style[1][2][3]
Embrace
Close embrace with slight mutual lean[1][2][3]
Movement
Small steps, rhythmic syncopation[1][2][3]
Setting
Crowded downtown floors[1][2][3]

Milonguero (apilado) is classified as a style of tango dancing [1][2][3].

Sources describe it as a close-embrace style in which the partners share a slight mutual lean [1][2][3]. Its steps are small, and it uses rhythmic syncopation [1][2][3]. Sources also describe it as suited to crowded downtown dance floors [1][2][3].

Dance notes

The defining features of the style, as the sources describe them, are:

  • Close embrace between the partners [1][2][3]
  • A slight mutual lean of the partners toward each other [1][2][3]
  • Small steps [1][2][3]
  • Rhythmic syncopation [1][2][3]
  • Suitability to crowded downtown floors [1][2][3]

What we don't know yet

  • Origin of the style is not verified in the dossier and has been omitted
  • No reliable dates or years for the emergence or development of the style
  • No history section possible: no information on periods, places or people associated with the style
  • No information on associated dancers, teachers or milongas
  • No information on the origin or meaning of the names 'milonguero' and 'apilado'
  • No information on the music or orchestras associated with the style
  • No comparison with other tango styles
  • No related entities in the dossier
  • Dossier sources have no excerpts, so citation quotes are empty

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