anc ers . ▁The ▁em brace ▁is ▁often ▁quite ▁open ▁and ▁very ▁el astic , ▁perm itting ▁the ▁leader ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁large ▁variety ▁of ▁very ▁complex ▁figures . ▁This ▁style ▁is ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁those ▁who ▁enjoy ▁dan cing ▁to ▁jazz - ▁and ▁te ch no - ting ed ▁" altern ative ▁t ango " ▁music , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁traditional ▁t ango ▁compos itions . ▁ ▁T ango ▁de ▁sal on ▁( sal on ▁t ango ) ▁ ▁T ango ▁can y eng ue ▁ ▁T ango ▁can y eng ue ▁is ▁a ▁rh yth mic ▁style ▁of ▁t ango ▁that ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁popular ▁today . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁roots ▁styles ▁of ▁t ango ▁and ▁contains ▁all ▁fundamental ▁elements ▁of ▁traditional ▁T ango ▁from ▁the ▁River ▁Pl ate ▁region ▁( U ruguay ▁and ▁Argentina ). ▁In ▁t ango ▁can y eng ue ▁the ▁d anc ers ▁share ▁one ▁axis , ▁dance ▁in ▁a ▁closed ▁em brace , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁legs ▁relax ed ▁and ▁slightly ▁bent . ▁T ango ▁can y eng ue ▁uses ▁body ▁dis soci ation ▁for ▁the ▁leading , ▁walking ▁with ▁firm ▁ground ▁contact , ▁and ▁a ▁permanent ▁combination ▁of ▁on - ▁and ▁off - be at ▁rh ythm . ▁Its ▁main ▁characteristics ▁are ▁its ▁musical ity ▁and ▁play ful ness . ▁Its ▁rh ythm ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁" in cis ive , ▁exc iting , ▁provoc ative ". ▁ ▁The ▁complex ▁figures