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Disco: They said the same things about the Tango

Philip Elwood, The San Francisco Examiner, 7 April 1978

"These new dances never lost their original reason for being — passion!"

"If couples dancing these new steps could see themselves, especially from the rear, they would forever cease."

Quotes from popular magazine articles, indicating a growing outrage at the excesses of the newest dance craze.

Total word count of piece: 778

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