The Social Origins of the Tango Lay in the Dance

question 49

Multiple Choice

The social origins of the tango lay in the dance

• A) adopted by Argentine elites who mimicked the French contradanse.
• B) introduced by Italian immigrants fleeing armed conflict and crime in their native country.
• C) associated with middle-class urban professionals who disdained elite cultural traditions.
• D) first performed by enslaved Africans and later by poor people in bars and brothels.

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