“Collection”, this is an odd word in the Tango world. It has come to mean that we, as dancers, want to bring our feet ‘together’ in some fashion. Some people refer to this idea or concept as “closing” your feet. Meaning to close the gap that naturally exists between them
Milonguero Ochos. These types of Ochos are sometimes referred to as “Lazy” Ochos because the dancer is either led (Follower) or self led (Lead) to extending their legs behind (or in front of !!) themselves, across their body’s natural longitudinal axial meridian. The Milonguero Ocho has NO upper body rotation
Ocho Cortado. The word “Cortado” translates from Spanish to English as “cutted“, which makes no sense. An Ocho or 8 Cutted doesn’t translate very well as a literal cognate. So we need to move it around a bit. So “Ocho Cortado” when translated becomes “Cut Ocho” or “Sliced Ocho“. The ‘Cortado’ is
Open Embrace. Sometimes you’ll see this embrace format from beginner dancers or dancers that have been trained with other embrace ideas. Open Embrace can be, but is not limited to, a (Open or Closed) Vee Embrace, a Berlin Embrace, or a Square (meaning to line up buttons-to-buttons with your partner).
Square Embrace. Sometimes referred to as being ‘Buttons-to-Buttons‘ with your partner, refers to the partner’s torsos facing each other at all times during the course of a dance, where the torsos align in a ‘squared’ up fashion. If both partners were wearing buttoned shirts, that the ‘gig-line’ of those buttoned
Close Embrace. This is an iconic look of Tango that has many variations and is usually the common visual of what you see people dancing with on a social dance floor. Close Embrace can be, but is not limited to Vee, Berlin, Pseudo, or even what you might think of
Default. Typically this refers to what a Dancer will go back to what they know, or is familiar with, without conscious thought or reason. They’re completely unaware that they’re doing ‘X’ at all. Where ‘X’ could be, but is not limited to, Unintended Motion, Head Tilt, Compression, Tension, Force, Pressure,
The Lazy Man’s Turn. When a Lead doesn’t actually lead the Follower’s Molinete but instead infers the Follower’s Molinete and ends up turning themselves ahead of the Follower, rushing ahead of them, thereby leaving Follower behind. Further still, it’s called a Lazy Man’s Turn because the Lead does not actually
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