Ballroom dance ... or a country with its vowels swapped

TANGO

Here’s a helpful hint for the solver: *"This dance is passionate and dramatic, and if you rearrange the vowels in a small Pacific nation, you'll land on the same word."* This hint: - Reinforces the dance aspect without repeating "ballroom." - Gently points to the wordplay by mentioning "rearrange the vowels" and "Pacific nation" (narrowing it down to Tonga). - Avoids giving away the answer directly while making the connection clearer.

The clue "Ballroom dance ... or a country with its vowels swapped" leads to the answer **"TANGO"** through the following breakdown: 1. **Ballroom dance**: "Tango" is a well-known ballroom dance, making this part of the clue a straightforward definition. 2. **Country with its vowels swapped**: The second part hints at a country whose name, when its vowels are rearranged, becomes "TANGO." - The country in question is **Tonga** (a Pacific island nation). - Swapping the vowels in "Tonga" (O and A) gives "TANGO." Thus, the clue cleverly combines a direct definition with a wordplay twist involving vowel rearrangement.