On 29 August 2002 , Shakira performed " Objection ( Tango ) " at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City . Instead of tango , the performance of the song was inspired by samba and featured a large number of percussionists on the stage . Shakira incorporated belly dancing moves in her choreography and near to the end of the performance , she fell backward into the crowd and " was delivered back to the stage quickly enough not to miss a single line . " Jon Wiederhorn from MTV praised Shakira 's stage presence and called her belly dancing routine " seductive . " " Objection ( Tango ) " was included in the setlist of Tour of the Mongoose , Shakira 's first worldwide tour that was launched in support of '' Laundry Service '' . Similar to the MTV Video Music Awards , a samba-oriented version of the song was performed and it was the final performance before the encore segment . The performance boasted instrumentation from numerous bongo drums . Corey Moss from MTV opined that it " featured Shakira 's best belly dancing yet " and " had the audience screaming for an encore . " Steve Baltin from '' Rolling Stone '' selected the performance of the song as one of the highlights of the show , saying " surrounding herself with bongo drums during " Objection ( Tango ) " ... she embodied all the glitz and glamour of good old-fashioned rock & roll . " At the 2011 Latin Grammy Awards ceremony , Spanish music duo Estopa performed a live cover of the song in rumba as part of the Latin Grammys tribute to Shakira , where she was honored Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year
2002 MTV Video Music Awards
2002 MTV Video Music Awards
Objection (Tango)