Referred to as The History of Love in Three Minutes, the Argentine tango is about the man's control and the woman's seductiveness - it is the most passionate dance that a couple can perform.

The Argentine tango originated in Buenos Aires at the turn of the last century. Traditional European dances were mixed with the habanera, a popular dance from Cuba, to form a new style, the milonga.In turn, the milonga mixed with a dance that was performed in the streets by small-time crooks or 'compadritos' and the tango was born.

The tango began to blossom in the brothels - the men would have to dance several tangos with a woman as a prelude to further activities. By 1913 the tango had become a worldwide phenomenon, but had undergone further adaptation in order to clean it up. This was the birth of the more acceptable ballroom tango. The man controls the woman in several different ways, at times even using his feet to move her feet into the correct position. It is much smoother and more intimate than the ballroom tango, with the couple's upper bodies close together and lower bodies apart. Quite often the lady will rest her head on the man's chest, or their faces will be very nearly touching. Most of the activity happens from the waist down - and is characterised by kicks and flicks. There should be salacious interlacing of legs and bodies. The dance should also feature lots of leans and plenty of lunges.