In the turn of the Century was the scene of a generational shift: a few but relevant and influential new orchestras appeared, an entire new breed of young and revolutionary dancers took over, milongas slowly tried until then untasted flavors. Tango went global and then the second decade of this still new 21st Century went even further, to present us with a picture that exhibits a multicolored and transgenerational image where the past coexists with the present and the future.

Dozens of new orchestras with new sounds, milongas that follow the most traditional etiquette codes were exposed to others that prefer new ones. The World Cup having a huge influence of standardization but at the same time every dancing style sharing the floor as the embrace became once again the star of the story.

Still, it should be marked that one of the most transcendent transformations of the last twenty years – and one that has been emblematic of all changes in tango – has had to do with the role of women. Female dancers are no longer just followers (as it had been traditionally the case) because they also lead, but the follower role itself has changed into one of co-scriptwriter.

Female singers have become more the norm than the exception. Female bandoneonists multiply every year after there being none for ages. Female DJs are on the rise. Female organizers represent now no less that 50% of the collective and their milongas are among the most successful and representative of the new tango scene.