| This thesis deals with issues of authenticity in the performance of tango in the Michigan Argentine Tango Club based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A historical analysis provides a framework for understanding the way tango has been appropriated in many cities throughout the world. Ethnographic fieldwork and interviews are used to investigate dancers' feelings and behaviors about tango within the club. Music, choreography, gender roles, and trance are discussed as aspects of dancers' Argentine tango performance that balance between constructed Argentineness, specific tastes and desires, and practical considerations within the club. |
