Question

Which Latin dance style did Irene and Vernon Castle and movie star Rudolph Valentino help popularize in the early twentieth century?

Answer 1

Answer:

Tango

Explanation:

Tango is one of the most fascinating of all dances, the tango is a sensual ballroom dance that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the early twentieth century. The tango dance is usually performed by a man and a woman, expressing an element of romance in their synchronized movements

• Irene and Vernon Castle are the biggest media superstars of the World War I era
• Husband-and-wife dance team who did more than anyone to change the course of social dancing in America
• Attracted millions of middle-class Americans into ballroom classes, expanded the stylistic range of popular dance
• Established an image of mastery, charisma, and romance
• Made syncopated dance acceptable to the mainstream
• Created a simple way to learn dances such as the fox-trot and the tango ( which achieved mass popularity in 1913 when the Castles introduced it in a broadway show the sunshine girl)