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Queer Tango is to dance Argentine tango without regard to the traditional heteronormative roles of the dancers, and often to exchange the leader and follower roles. Therefore, it is related to open role or same-sex tango. The ''queer tango movement'' permits not only an access to tango for the LGBT community, but also supports female leaders and male followers, regardless of orientation. ==Gender roles in the traditional Argentine tango== Conventional tango is said to be the stronghold of heterosexism and machismo: Dancing in very close embrace – this intimacy is what defines tango as a "three-minute love affair" 〔Jennie Orvino: ''Three-Minute Love Affairs.'' Essay, Slow Trains, 2004. (full text on: ) slowtrains.com.〕 -, the male dance partner is the ''lead'' and the female dance partner is the ''follow''. These two gender roles are sexually defined: Traditional tango is steeped in machismo culture. It is a reflection of Argentine societal views on sexuality and gender relations. The man is the active participant while the woman is passive. Argentine tango is a full improvisational dance. The male leader moves forward, guides the step pattern, the tempo and protects the female follower who steps backwards in complete trust, her eyes might be closed. She adds expressive elements to the dance: ''adornos'' (embellishments). The man, choreographer, creates the structure of the dance, and his purpose is to make the woman appear pretty. The lady must wait for the man to guide the movement and with a bad leader, she’s lost. At conventional ''milongas'' it’s the man who invites the woman to dance with eye-contact and a nod of the head, called ''cabeceo''.〔Ney Melo: ''Etiquette Article: The Do's and Don'ts of Inviting and Accepting.'' – (plain text on: ) close-embrace.com – see also ''Art of the cabeceo'', description from a female dancer's point of view, on: (totango.net )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Queer Tango」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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