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Argentine tango (tango) is used clinically for therapeutic purposes. However, tango can be applied just as a dance or as a kind of exercise. The analysis of the unique characteristics of tango stance and posture was analysed according to functional anatomy to obtain more effects by tango therapy. The study was conducted at Tango School (Tango Studio in Seoul, Korea), which is well equipped for tango lessons. Two tango masters and two tango experts (an expert in tango medicine and a medical doctor) participated in the precise analysis and description of tango posture and stance. General descriptions of tango posture were translated into a medical description. The results were obtained through the consensus of all participants. The upper body alignment for the tango posture and the standard methods of the tango stance were deduced. Thereafter, the tango posture was finally determined. In this article, an analysis of the unique characteristics of tango posture and stance is conducted, and the scientific rationale for why tango is beneficial for health even when only the tango posture and stance are used is suggested