The Turns of Tango
The Turn of Tango is one of the FIVE Social Figures that we use in Tango all the time! There are way more on the site than is represented here on this page. These are just a few samples of the 900+ videos and articles (not including all the other stuff) on Tango Topics for you to watch and learn from. It’s not just the videos, but the articles that contain the most of what you need to know to elevate your dance.
The Molinete Giro Structure
The turn itself is taught to every beginner dancer, and every dancer uses this very functional and foundational turn. As…
Milonguero Turn – Entry Points & Variations
Reader Note: I am now using an acronym for the following phrase which gets used a lot on tangotopics. In…
The 6,724 Molinete-Giro Variations
What is a Molinete-Giro Variation ? In simple parlance takes the Follower’s steps (or the Lead’s), breaks them down to…
The Close Side Turn
What is a Closed Side Turn ? The simplest way that I can put this is that the Closed Side…
Milonguero Turn ‘Trick’.
What is the Milonguero Turn Trick ? First and foremost, the Trick itself isn’t a ‘trick’, it’s more of a…
Eight Types of Turns
These are the eight, yes – EIGHT, types of Turns that are used in Argentine Tango. So what are those…
The Linear Ocho Cortado
What is a ‘Linear Ocho Cortado‘ ? The are multiple versions or ideas of the Cortado. However, this particular piece…
The Rock Step Ocho Cortado
This topic deals with two of the common eight turns, combining them into one movement to turn down the line…
Musical Interpretation with Turns
What is a Musical Turn ? First and foremost it is a ‘Turn’ or rotation that the couple initiates within…
The Lead’s Molinete
What is a LEAD Molinete ? It is exactly as described, a Grapevine Turn that consists of an applied dissociative…
Crossing Sacada Turn
What is a Crossing Sacada Turn ? In its simplest form it’s nothing more than a series of Simple Sacadas that…
The Argentine Calesita
What is an Argentine Calesita ? The word “Calesita” roughly translates as Carousel or in English, a ‘Merry-Go-Round’. Anytime the…