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The
Tango dance has hundreds of moves and positions,
each with variations; many have specific names. Here are descriptions of some of them; one day we'll add photographs - or video clips!go |
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adornos: |
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| any of the many decorations that can be used to enhance the appearance of a step | |||||||||
arastre: |
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| any move in which one partner's foot appears to push or pull the other's foot along the floor as they make a step together | |||||||||
| any move in which the follower's free leg appears to whip energetically across her in front or behind her weighted leg | |||||||||
calesita: |
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| a move in which the follower is drawn to lean forward balanced on one foot while the leader walks, forwards or backwards , in a tight circle around her | |||||||||
colgado |
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| a move in which the two partners move their torsos apart while remaining vertical | |||||||||
caminita |
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| the famous Tango walk | |||||||||
corrida: |
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| a "little run" in which the dancers take three short double-time steps so the feet appear to run while the bodies continue to move at the same pace | |||||||||
cortina: |
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| at a milonga, a short piece of non-tango music played between tandas to refresh the dance floor so waiters can serve tables and new couples form | |||||||||
crusada: |
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| a position in which the free foot is crossed just in front, or just behind, of the axis foot | |||||||||
enrosque: |
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| a pivot in which one leg is crossed in front of the other | |||||||||
| any move in which one or both partner's lower legs seem to hook around the other's thigh | |||||||||
giro: |
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| any turn, but more usually refers to a sequence, invented by Petroleo, of backward, side, forward, and side steps around the leader; ocho derecha rotates the follower to the right while ocho izquierda rotates her to the left | |||||||||
| any position where one or other partner appears to draw circles or other patterns on the floor with their toe | |||||||||
llevada: |
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| a move similar to the barrida but with slightly raised feet | |||||||||
| a position in which one partner's foot is sandwiched between both feet of the other | |||||||||
ocho: |
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| a sequence made from alternate forward ("ocho adelante" or backward for "ocho atras") steps and pivots executed in front of the leader so the follower's steps make a figure eight pattern on the floor | |||||||||
ocho abierto: |
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| a forward ocho for the follower ... | |||||||||
ocho adelante: |
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| a forward ocho for the follower ... | |||||||||
ocho atras: |
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| a backward ocho ... | |||||||||
| a curtailed version of the forward ocho that keeps the couple close together in close embrace | |||||||||
ochos largos: |
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| a forward ocho for the follower ... | |||||||||
| a forward ocho that, like the ocho cortado, is shortened to fit within close embrace | |||||||||
| a move in which the leader's foot comes alongside that of his follower appearing to stop her | |||||||||
pasada: |
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| a step in which the foot of one partner passess closely over that of the other as they pass one another | |||||||||
pique: |
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puente: |
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| a position in which the follower lifts her leg so her knee strokes her leader's hip (with or without a little help from his hand) | |||||||||
quebrada: |
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| a position in which the follower balances on one leg and leans against her leader with the other leg hanging loose behind the first | |||||||||
resolucion: |
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| any of the moves that end a "tango sentence" - with the leader closing his left foot against his right to pause before setting off again; depending on position teh final step may be preceded by the leader stepping forward onto his left (possibly pivotting) before stepping forward and to the side with his right leg | |||||||||
| a move in which (usually) the leader strongly moves into the space his follower is about to vacate; it has numerous variants according to whether the leader is moving forward (adelante) or backard (atras), the leg used for the sacada, the leg receiving the sacada and whether it is the leader or follower who performs the sacada and all the possible steps being taken by the leader and follower at the time! | |||||||||
salida: |
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| any of the moves that begin a "tango sentence" - finding the space to begin walking forward, usually in parallel, possibly offset; if no offset is required and there is space ahead, just walk forward beginning with the leader's right foot, if offset is required or there is no space ahead and there is space to the leader's left, begin with leader talking a step to the left then walking forward on his right leg, otherwise - carefully- leader steps back with his right leg before taking a left side step and a right forward step | |||||||||
sentada: |
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| a move in which the follower appears to sit on her leader's thigh | |||||||||
sobre paso: |
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tanda:: |
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| at a milonga, the name given to a group of three, four, or five similar-style tunes, usually from the same orchestra and period, played as a sequence and interspersed by a non-tango piece - the cortina - to clear the floor ready for the next tanda and a new batch of dancing couples | |||||||||
toma: |
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| a position in which the leader "takes" his follower's foot - usually to enable a pasada | |||||||||
trabada: |
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| a position in which the follower lifts her leg over her leader's thigh | |||||||||
volcada: |
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| a move in which the follower is drawn to lean forward balanced on one foot and is then led into one or more very tiny backward ochos | |||||||||
... and there are more ... |
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©2002-3 Frank Morris |
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