34 Terms
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Dance
cruzada
Entertainment; Dance
(cross) Usually refers to the women’s cross (left over right) but can be any cross by the the women or the man
enrosque
Entertainment; Dance
(corkscrew) The man’s turn with the feet crossed; the action which is initiated by turning the upper body and twisting down to the hips and feet, earn the name corkscrew
farolita
Entertainment; Dance
(light) The farol is a light specific to Buenos Aires which produces a circular sphere of light. The term in tango refers to the man sweeping his foot to “draw” the sphere of light.
gaucho
Entertainment; Dance
(Argentine cowboy) The folklore of Argentina centers around this figure. Martin Fierro written by Jose Hernandez is the bible to read in order to understand this personnage from the history of ...
giro
Entertainment; Dance
The turn in tango; the direction of the giro is in reference to the man’s direction eg. If the turn is to the man’s right then it is a right turn; if it is to the left, it is a left turn. The ...
