Just as the Milonga is the more light hearted, happier side of Tango, the Vals Cruzado (Tango Waltz) is the lyric and joyful component.

Tangos were being written and played in ¾ time rather than the more traditional 4/4 or 2/4.  A number of these new songs became famous, and, as people began to dance to these Tangos with three beats, the Tango Waltz was born.

This different kind of rhythm required more elasticity and rotation, than the traditional Tango dance movement.  In addition, a vertical down and up motion in the body was added, similar to other waltzes, which were familiar to may of the European immigrants of that time.

In general, there were two different tempi used for the new Tango Waltz.  The faster one was very light and lively while the slower version appeared more heavy and melancholic.

By applying all of the knowledge and versatility of the Tango to the Vals Cruzado, a world of possibilities are created.

"Argentine Tango is music, social and theatrical dance, prose, poetry and a way of life.  It reflects intimacy and loneliness, rebellion and resignation, belonging and isolation, friendship and betrayal, family and separation.  Although Tango was born over one hundred years ago in the South American port cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, its renewed popularity is a worldwide phenomenon due to the universality of its message.  Tango's defining characteristics are intimacy, intensity and improvisation.

"El tango es una posibilidad infinita." (Homero Manzi, Jr.)