摘自《The Beginner's Guide to Argentine Tango》 by Susan August Brown

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Is Argentine Tango the Same as Ballroom Tango?阿根廷探戈和国标探戈一样吗？

No. They started out from the same roots, but location, time and the ever evolving nature of dance have made them separate dances.

不一样。它们源于相同的出处，但由于发源地，年代和各自舞蹈的不断发展，使得他们成为了不同的舞种。

The American and International ballroom tangos you may see on PBS, are very different from the tango danced socially in Argentina.

也许你在美国公共广播事务局上看过美国和国际标准探戈舞，与阿根廷社交性的探戈舞有很大的不同。

Argentine tango is different from the ballroom tangos in its posture, embrace, improvisation, movement, balance, steps, and music.

阿根廷探戈与国标探戈的：架形、握持姿态、即兴处理、移动、重心平衡、步法以及音乐都有不同。

It's completely different from the top of your head to the bottom of the soles of the shoes you dance it with.

最根本的不同在于国标探戈是多为头部动作，而阿根廷探戈更多的是脚下的功夫。

If you have a background in ballroom tango, just think of Argentine tango as a completely new dance—not as an enhancement of the one you already know.

如果你有国标探戈的功底，那么必须把阿根廷探戈当作一个完完整整全新的舞种，而不是作为你对已经学过一个舞种的深造。