Argentine Volcada. There are many different variations of a Volcada. The word itself comes from the root Spanish word ‘Volcar’ which translates to English as “To Fall”. Which tells you almost nothing about what this is. In short, this is a highly advanced piece of tango vocabulary that requires both
A Single Axis Turn is a version of a Colgada, where both parties share an axial line and rotate around that single axial line. See Single Axis Turn for more information.
Every dance has a ‘Basic’, this is Argentine Tango’s “Basic” Step. It consists of 8 steps that match a musical 8 count, which is how it got its name – The 8 Count ‘Basic’. The image above is one of two ground reliefs in Buenos Aires. This one was taken
