Is Tango a Forbidden Dance?

When tango first emerged, the church banned it because it was the music of the “immoral” factions of society. It was no longer banned when the coup of 1930 occurred, but there was censorship of lyrics that supported populist ideas and used lunfardo, the slang of the working classes in Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

What is the Forbidden tango?

A documentary film about an unique and passionate world of the Queer tango. The story follows festivals' preparation and daily life, focusing on the culmination of the event in Russia and its outcome in the wider political and social context.

Is tango an immoral dance?

In the early 19th Century, the Tango was a solo dance performed by the woman. The Andalusian Tango was later done by one or two couples walking together using castanets. The dance was soon considered immoral with its flirting music!