tango

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In one sequence, a solemn Gregorian chant pivots to a tango as Grace and Rocky’s ships connect airlock-to-airlock in spinning orbit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

He could move with the grace of the tango aficionado he became or with the slow, pained gait of the cancer-ridden editor he played in “The Paper.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Back in the actual 1990s, ice dancers cycled through traditional dances: samba, blues, polka, rumba, quickstep, tango, jive, paso doble, Viennese waltz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

It takes two to tango, but it was only she who paid the band.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

“I understand, mija. But crying can help sometimes. The tango is also a dance. Women and men embrace each other and they dance all night, as if time didn’t exist.”

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar