阿根廷探戈是起源于阿根廷或乌拉圭的传统双人舞，在传播到世界产生不同的分歧。在世界各地，大部分的人对于「阿根廷探戈」和「标准舞探戈」普遍混淆不清。

根据不同区域和不同的时代，阿根廷探戈包括各种风格，它影响了闹区发展，甚至是时尚的服装。即使在阿根廷和乌拉圭保留了探戈的原始形态，但它们也受欧洲和北美的影响而有所改变。

阿根廷探戈舞没有硬性规定一种拥抱舞姿，领导者和跟随者间可以有一支手臂的开放距离，也可以非常紧密的从胸部相贴，或甚至有跟随者背对领导者的舞姿。闭式拥抱往往是较为传统的风格，而开放的拥抱大多会有许多装饰与表现。

Argentine tango is a musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed through melodic instruments including the bandoneon. Originating at the ending of the 19th century in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, and Montevideo, Uruguay, it quickly grew in popularity and spread internationally. Among its leading figures are the singer and songwriter Carlos Gardel and composers/performers Francisco Canaro, Juan D'Arienzo, Carlos Di Sarli, Osvaldo Pugliese, and Ástor Piazzolla.