What is the difference between flamenco and tango?

Picture a couple, elbows straight out, dancing close together, moving almost like one, BUT they swing their legs in tight maneuvers slipping their leg between the legs of their partner. It is very effective  and choreographed very tightly. Their demeanor is serious, concentrated, and occasional eye to eye contact. Remember, it takes two to tango.

Now picture a solo dancer, standing very proud, hands on hips, eyes toward the ceiling, castanets tapping out a fast rhythm, and guitars are playing a rapid beat. The dancer (man or woman) swirls about, stomping their feet to the floor. Sometimes stopping like a statue, breathing hard, then again with twirling, stomping, looking very proud and superior. That’s Flamenco.

Scottish dancing has arm movements, linking of arms, joining hands to make arches for other dancers to pass under. Where Irish dancers are somewhere between Scottish dancing and clog dancing, with lots of very fast footwork, the classic straight back, and arm held by the side with no touching between partners.