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Today, the history of resilience in Dango, and three trailblazing women who are reclaiming

it for future generations.

While Dango is usually pictured as a dance between a white man in an elegant black suit, and

a white woman in high heels and a tight red dress.

The reality of Dango goes much deeper, born in the brothels and dance halls of society's

lower cast.

This music and dance is actually rooted in Argentina's African and queer subcultures.

Before it became the defining music of Argentina, Dango was actually condemned by elites, and

the Catholic Church as well, which saw it as obscene and transgressive.

The dance's reign was also threatened by the worldwide phenomenon of rock and roll, and

then all but buried by Argentina's dirty war.

When Dango began its revival in the 1980s and 90s, a new era of Dango artists began challenging

rigid norms established in the early half of the 20th century.

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