▁ ▁" Al tern ative ▁t ango ", ▁i . e . ▁music ▁that ▁is ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁t ango , ▁or ▁non - t ango ▁music ▁employed ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁t ango - in sp ired ▁dance ▁ ▁The ▁mil ong u ero ▁style ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁a ▁very ▁close ▁em brace , ▁small ▁steps , ▁and ▁sync op ated ▁rh yth mic ▁foot work . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁petit ero ▁or ▁ca qu ero ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁crow ded ▁dow nt own ▁clubs ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁contrast , ▁the ▁t ango ▁that ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁clubs ▁of ▁the ▁sub urban ▁neighborhood s ▁( V illa ▁Ur qu iza / Dev oto / Av ellan eda ▁etc .) ▁emphas izes ▁long ▁elegant ▁steps , ▁and ▁complex ▁figures . ▁In ▁this ▁case ▁the ▁em brace ▁may ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁open ▁briefly , ▁to ▁permit ▁execution ▁of ▁the ▁complex ▁foot work . ▁ ▁The ▁complex ▁figures ▁of ▁this ▁style ▁became ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁performance ▁style ▁of ▁t ango ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁tour ing ▁stage ▁shows . ▁For ▁stage ▁purposes , ▁the ▁em brace ▁is ▁often ▁open , ▁and ▁the ▁complex ▁foot work ▁is ▁augment ed ▁with ▁g ymn astic ▁lif ts , ▁k icks , ▁and ▁dro ps . ▁ ▁A ▁newer ▁style ▁sometimes ▁called ▁t ango ▁nuevo ▁or ▁" new ▁t ango ", ▁has ▁been ▁popular ized ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁by ▁a ▁younger ▁generation ▁of ▁d