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Argentine Rock Steps

An Argentine Rock Step is a little different. It refers to a very specific construct, and is not swaying to from side to side, or back and forth, but actually weight transfer to weight transfer (usually back and forth) sometimes

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A Common Colgada

What is a Colgada ? The word “Colgada” comes from the root Spanish word “Colgar” which translates to English as “<a class="glossaryLink cmtt_Embrace" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_eaa357178d57ccab6c8dbdc663dbb7f0" href="https://tangotopics.com/topics-dictionary/hanging/" data-mobile-support="0" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]'

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The Argentine Media Luna

What is an Argentine Media Luna ? The words, “Media” & “Luna” when translated from their Spanish to English cognates, translate as “Half” & “Moon” or in this case, “Half <a class="glossaryLink cmtt_Vocabulary cmtt_Product" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_d7b4a20227b3cc33c703ad59644f8743" href="https://tangotopics.com/topics-dictionary/molinete/" data-mobile-support="0" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]'

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The Close Side Turn

What is a Closed Side Turn ? The simplest way that I can put this is that the Closed Side Turn is a Molinete/<a class="glossaryLink cmtt_Definition" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_7325d464a13e62056b0358b35cecd977"

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Follower’s Molinete

Every social dance has a variation of a very old idea known as a “Grape Vine Turn”, which is generally 3 steps in either a circular or linear pattern. Argentine Tango is no exception to this factoid. Truthfully Tango has spawned and borrowed and given 8 types of turns based

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Ocho Cortado Wrap

What is An Ocho Cortado Wrap ? Put simply it’s a Follower’s leg wrap (an <span class=" cmtt_Vocabulary" data-mobile-support="0" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip",

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