Constriction. Either partner can use/employ Constriction with their arms (often with the forearms), either intentionally or unintentionally, as a way to stabilize, or to control, usually to control, their partner’s movements. Typically Constriction is employed to a.) Keep the partnership together. The more you squeeze your partner, the more they
This usually describes a state whereby both parties of the couple physiologically twist their bodies to meet their partner’s body in a warped, or misshapen tangle of arms, hands, elbows, and heads in strange and forced positions to hold a specific spot or position. Usually, this happens with hands and
The usage of this word refers to how someone performs a piece of tango vocabulary or a movement. Specifically how sharp or clear that movement is in relation to everything else that is being done.
Force. Typically this refers to physiological strength specifically with the arms to push and pull someone to do something, however it can also be bodily force as well within the walk or the embrace.
Most often ‘hanging’ refers to what a Follower will do with their arms, placing them around their Follower shoulders and neck, and placing their weight on top of their lead either through conscious action or being unaware that they’re doing it. Either way, ‘hanging’ of any sort is undesirable.
Pressure. Typically this refers to physiological compression against the dancers back with their partner’s forearm (lead) and/or their hand (follow). Pressure is done by both roles, usually in an unconscious manner to ‘hold’ their partner in place or to keep the partnership together so that they can ‘dance’ with each
Pulling. It is generally used to either move someone, or to initiate a movement such as the erroneous ‘pivot’. Usually initiated by a Lead but also a Follower as well, when the Lead will grab or hold firmly to the Lead’s hand, where the Lead’s shoulders and shoulder blade creates
