19 Terms
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Dance
resolution
Entertainment; Dance
Any way in which a variation or organization of figures is resolved or comes to a conclusion; usually at the end of a phrase of music
sacada
Entertainment; Dance
A displacement of the woman’s free leg. Can be provoked at the ankle, at the calf or at the thigh; all of which will produce a different result
salida
Entertainment; Dance
(exit) A term used to describe the way in which a couple would begin to dance; the exit onto the line of dance. Nearly everybody’s salida is different
tango
Entertainment; Dance
The origin and etymology of the word tango is debated and researched even to this day. There are several possibilities and perhaps all of these are in fact true. In some African cultures the word ...
tango nuevo
Entertainment; Dance
Tango Nuevo is a newer style of tango as the name implies; which came about with the new wave of interest from the youth in Argentina around the mid 90’s in relation to the young people in Europe ...
tango salon
Entertainment; Dance
A style is used to describe a tango that began to be danced in the 40’s in Buenos Aires during the golden years of tango. It incorporates the rhythms of the milongueros and the more elaborate steps ...
tango milonguero style
Entertainment; Dance
Tango Milonguero style is a misnomer and difficult to describe as many will tell you different interpretations. The milonguero style of the1930’s is not he same as that of the year 1980 or the year ...
