19 Terms
Contributors in Dance
Dance
llevada
Entertainment; Dance
(pick up & carry) The action of picking up and carrying the foot similar to a barrida but in the case of a llevada the foot is picked up off the floor
media luna
Entertainment; Dance
(half noon, croissant) An old fashioned term for a half turn.The man creates a back, side, forward of the molinete for the women which makes the shape of a half moon
milonga
Entertainment; Dance
The rhythmical mother of the tango born in the conventillos of Buenos Aires. The meeting place to dance tango eg. “Let’s go the Milonga tonight.”
milonguero, milonguera
Entertainment; Dance
A person living the life of tango by hanging out, in and around the milonga’s. A person whose life revolves around the milongas
milonguita
Entertainment; Dance
A young woman( eg. a Lolita) who spends all her time in the milonga and is the “darling” of the dance floor and the Milonga. A women can only be a Milonguita for a short period of time.
molinete
Entertainment; Dance
(little windmill) The molinete describes the grapevine steps that the women takes around the man as he is performing any variation of giro
