▁to ▁help ▁them ▁gain ▁confidence ▁and ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁find ▁a ▁potential ▁relationship . ▁Men ▁however ▁looked ▁to ▁the ▁t ango ▁for ▁int imate ▁reasons , ▁and ▁were ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁fl irty ▁and ▁sex ually ▁willing . W omen , ▁however , ▁were ▁primarily ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁dance ▁itself ▁and ▁became ▁wealth y . ▁As ▁time ▁went ▁on ▁and ▁the ▁t ango ▁culture ▁changed , ▁women ▁and ▁men ▁often ▁wanted ▁to ▁travel ▁and ▁comp ete ▁and ▁also ▁teach ▁t ango ▁classes ▁and ▁then ▁both ▁women ▁and ▁men ▁are ▁viewed ▁as ▁equals . ▁ ▁G ender ▁roles ▁also ▁plays ▁a ▁big ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁mechan ics ▁of ▁t ango ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁t ango ▁need ing ▁a ▁leader . ▁But ▁in ▁more ▁recent ▁times ▁this ▁is ▁being ▁challeng ed ▁due ▁to ▁woman ▁not ▁wanting ▁to ▁be ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁male ▁for ▁the ▁dance . In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁there ▁were ▁often ▁more ▁male ▁d anc ers ▁than ▁female ▁so ▁the ▁dance ▁was ▁pre formed ▁between ▁two ▁men . ▁This ▁allowed ▁for ▁both ▁men ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁leading ▁and ▁following ▁roles ▁of ▁t ango ▁and ▁adapt ▁to ▁both ▁lead ▁equally ▁in ▁the ▁dance . ▁This ▁changed ▁the ▁mechan ics ▁of ▁the ▁dance ▁to ▁be ▁closer ▁to ▁two ▁equally ▁leading ▁roles ▁between ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁or ▁same ▁sex ▁pairs . ▁ ▁Health ▁benefits ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁t ango ▁makes ▁people ▁feel ▁more ▁relax ed , ▁sex ier , ▁and ▁less ▁de pressed , ▁and ▁increases ▁test oster