In Tango, we have multiple types of Sacadas, from multiple types of positions, with varying levels of complexities. Typically, the most difficult Sacada to execute for BOTH roles is the Back Sacada. The reason for that is because the Back Sacada usually requires a level of disassociation and applied disassociation
The turn itself is taught to every beginner dancer, and every dancer uses this very functional and foundational turn. As this is the case, the turn is so predominant that it is the default motion for every Follower/every <a class="glossaryLink
What is an argentine cross variation ? In it’s simplest form it’s variation on where the crossing step can occur and in which direction, as well as who is doing the ‘crossing’.
When talking about Milonga, there are 2 things that have to be addressed at nearly the same time: 1.) The Musical Component. And 2.) The Vocabulary. This article addresses the
What is a Volcada ? When done properly….and ‘proper’ is a very loose word here because there a whole series of volcadas that can be done (safely) that loosely qualify as a Volcada. These are what are considered shared-axis
Reader Note: I am now using an acronym for the following phrase which gets used a lot on tangotopics. In place of “Resistance, tension, force, pushing, pulling, squeezing, compressing the embrace” = We use > ReTeFoPuPuSqeCoEm! First and foremost, if this is your first time seeing a ‘Milonguero Turn’, then
What is a Molinete-Giro Variation ?
In simple parlance takes the Follower’s steps (or the Lead’s), breaks them down to their component elements, then goes 1 step (no pun intended) further by using them OUT OF THEIR NORMAL ORDER in
Musical Interpretation. Another aspect of Musical Interpretation is what happens when you start to apply very specific pieces of Tango Vocabulary to fit with the music. It is through this specificity of the <a class="glossaryLink cmtt_Definition" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_24d6924183285158fd61f4f15f05d944" href="https://tangotopics.com/topics-dictionary/vocabulary/" data-mobile-support="0"
What is DIASS: EVE ? In short, this is a series of 8 pieces of tango vocabulary that tangotopics has identified to be used as accent or “spice” in addition to
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