Argentina

Argentina's Dances

Argentina

Tango — The embrace of Buenos Aires — UNESCO-listed partner dance of the Río de la Plata

Chacarera — Santiago del Estero’s joyful folk dance of zapateo, zarandeo and handclaps

Zamba — Argentina’s slow handkerchief courtship dance from Salta and Tucumán

Malambo — The gaucho’s virtuoso footwork duel of speed, precision and pride

Chamamé — The accordion-led embrace of Corrientes and the Litoral, UNESCO 2020

Carnavalito — The Andean group dance of the Quebrada de Humahuaca, in lines and circles

Pericón Nacional — Argentina’s official national dance — a grand set dance of blue and white handkerchiefs

Cuarteto Cordobés — Córdoba’s irresistible ‘tunga-tunga’ dance music, UNESCO 2025

Murga Porteña — Buenos Aires carnival troupes of sequinned tailcoats, bombo con platillo and high kicks

Cueca Cuyana — The handkerchief courtship dance of Mendoza, San Juan and San Luis

Gato — A lively, flirtatious criollo couple dance with zapateo and turns

Afro-Argentine Candombe — The drums and dances of Afro-Argentines, roots of tango and carnival

Milonga & Vals Criollo — Tango’s playful sisters: the quick milonga and the flowing vals

Escondido — The ‘hide-and-seek’ folk dance in which partners pretend to hide

Argentine Cumbia — From Santa Fe’s accordion cumbia to Buenos Aires’ cumbia villera — the dance of the bailanta