During the season finale of season 33 of “Dancing With the Stars,” dance was celebrated in all forms; including the Argentine Tango.
If you watch “Dancing With the Stars” regularly, the Argentine Tango is often a sensual dance between a man and a woman.
Now we need the Mark & Derek tour!! That was Outstanding 🔥
— David Rivera (@Dave_SA24) November 27, 2024
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But as dancing professionals Derek Hough and Mark Ballas revealed, the Argentine Tango was created for men to dance together in order to impress women.
“The Tango, often called ‘The Argentine Tango’, is Argentina’s contribution to the world of dance,” Trio Garufa reported. “At it’s very beginning, it was a ballet-like dance between two men” because “in the early 1900s, there were more male dancers than female.”
So that’s exactly what they did. The longtime friends danced the Argentine Tango the way it was intended.
Watch the dance below:
@derekhough The @Dancing with the Stars DWTS Season 33 Finale Argentine Tango with @Mark Ballas.
♬ original sound – Derek Hough
As time went on the Argentine Tango morphed into what dance fans know it to be today.
After performing their “Mango,” Hough shared some behind the scene footage of him and Ballas putting the dance together.
@derekhough Enjoy this behind-the-scenes look into my finale dance with @Mark Ballas tonight on @Dancing with the Stars #DWTS ♬ original sound – Derek Hough
They later made some fun of themselves by using the classic “Pivot” sound bite from the “Friends” sitcom.
@derekhough Actual footage of our rehearsal for tonight’s finale tango with @Mark Ballas. @Dancing with the Stars #DWTS ♬ Pivot – Friends Cast
And fans of DWTS raved over Ballas and Hough’s choreography.
“That dance was insane. Seriously will go down in history,” one fan wrote on TikTok.
“That was insane. Holy Moly,” another fan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.