The Media Luna Turn is one of Eight Types of Turns in Argentine Tango. Unfortunately, this turn isn’t used all that often for a variety of reasons, most notably is the fact that it’s not taught all that often. However, once it’s learned, it can and does become the staple of someone’s dance. As the name implies, if you don’t speak or understand Spanish, it is a Half-Turn (or Half-Moon, literally). And that means that you’re only going to turn halfway. The turn does invoke the 3 primary steps > Back, Side, and Forward for the Follower but there is NO Disassociation, or Applied Disassociation in any way, shape, or form. This is a Linear Turn function which makes it absolutely ideal for small space dancing and needing to turn on a dime, as it were. Which is a lovely segue and reminder to you to follow the link below. If you register (which is free!!!, just scroll down) you can read about the Leading, Following, and Dancing Perspectives which can help you to understand the vocabulary a bit more. But if you subscribe (please) you can see the complete video and more including every video on the site, for one price!
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