The tango has probably traveled further
and gone through more changes than almost{{U}} (21) {{/U}}. African
slaves brought the tango to Haiti and Cuba in the 18th century; in Cuba, the
tango was influenced by the local Cuban dance,{{U}} (22) {{/U}}"the
Havana". From there{{U}} (23) {{/U}}took the tango in Argentina in the
19th century,{{U}} (24) {{/U}}it was changed once again and became
popular in the{{U}} (25) {{/U}}. It was an erotic dance of working class
people by this time.{{U}} (26) {{/U}}made it difficult for middle-class
Europeans to accept. {{U}} (27) {{/U}}at the beginning
of this century, the tango was refined, so that it{{U}} (28) {{/U}}its
erotic features. It was preformed in{{U}} (29) {{/U}}casino ballrooms.
The tango, in its sophisticated European{{U}} (30) {{/U}}, became
popular in England and in the USA. Once{{U}} (31) {{/U}}, the tango
became the rage in London and Paris. People began to{{U}} (32) {{/U}}the
Viennese waltz custom of dancing in restaurants between the{{U}} (33)
{{/U}}of a meal Proprietors{{U}} (34) {{/U}}this, "for the
pleasure of the customers and for the benefit of their digestion"! After "tango
teas"{{U}} (35) {{/U}}everywhere, even in private houses, Latin American
music was played for the tango,{{U}} (36) {{/U}}more and more people
owned gramphones. The tango returned in{{U}} (37)
{{/U}}in a freer, more exotic form than{{U}} (38) {{/U}}. Rudolph
Valentino, the Holly-wood film star, began his{{U}} (39) {{/U}}as a
professional tango partner in American tea-rooms. Valentino{{U}} (40)
{{/U}}immortalized the dance on film.