Quote from dancer in Europe commenting that the tango is crudely danced in the U.S.
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Quote from dancer in Europe commenting that the tango is crudely danced in the U.S.
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Here is a quote from Alice Eis, who was born in the U.S. but was a popular dancer in Europe in the 1910s. She argues that since Vernon and Irene Castle's popularization of the tango, Americans have destroyed the subtle structure of the original dance, stating "only the South American understand it." Here, Eis is acknowledging that Western nations have appropriated a South American dance, even suggesting that Americans might have sexualized the tango dance because of its non-Western origins.
Date
June 8th, 1913
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Here is a quote from Alice Eis, who was born in the U.S. but was a popular dancer in Europe in the 1910s. She argues that since Vernon and Irene Castle's popularization of the tango, Americans have destroyed the subtle structure of the original dance, stating "only the South American understand it." Here, Eis is acknowledging that Western nations have appropriated a South American dance, even suggesting that Americans might have sexualized the tango dance because of its non-Western origins.