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Milonga
A faster-paced, rhythmic style of tango, often featuring shorter, quicker steps.
Vals Tango (Tango Vals)
A tango danced to waltz music, blending the rhythm of a waltz with tango movements.
Close Embrace
A style of dancing where partners are closely connected at the chest, allowing for greater connection and subtle communication.
Sacada
A displacement move where one partner steps into the space just vacated by the other partner's foot, creating an interwoven pattern.
Apilado
A tango style where the dancers lean on each other more than in the typical close embrace, creating a slanted axis.
Barrida
A sweeping motion where one dancer's foot drags or sweeps the partner's foot.
Canyengue
An early style of tango characterized by its close embrace, playful movements, and bent knees.
Gancho
A sharp, hooking motion where one dancer's leg hooks behind the other's leg, often during a turn.
Ocho
A figure where the follower steps back and forth in a pattern resembling the number eight, pivoting between each step.
Adorno
Decorative movements or embellishments typically done by the feet, used to personalize the dance and express the music.
Argentine Tango
A social dance with a rich cultural heritage, characterized by its passionate and improvisational style.
Ballroom Tango
A structured and dramatic dance that evolved from the Argentine Tango, with stricter rules and postures.
Tango Nuevo
A modern form of tango that incorporates elements from other dance styles and emphasizes fluidity and complex figures.
Enganche
A hooking action where one partner's leg wraps around the other's leg, often in a fluid and intimate movement.
Parada
A move where the leader stops or 'pauses' the follower, often setting up for a step over or around the leader's leg.
Giro
A fundamental tango move where one partner walks in a circle around the other, who pivots in place.
Fantasia
A showy version of tango with choreographed steps, flashy acrobatics, and dramatic poses, often seen in stage performances.
Salon Tango
A style of Argentine tango suitable for social dancing in public dance halls, with an emphasis on elegance and fluidity.
Colgada
An off-axis move where both dancers lean away from each other but maintain a connection, often creating striking lines.
Open Embrace
A style that allows for more space between partners and is conducive to complex figures and steps.
Tango de Salon
An elegant and sophisticated style of Argentine Tango that emphasizes smooth, clean lines and precise footwork.
Boleo
A whipping action where the follower's free leg is sent out and then returns, often as a result of torsion in the upper body.
Milonguero Style
A compact style of Argentine Tango, danced in close embrace, emphasizing musicality and the connection between partners.
Volcada
A dynamic move in which the follower is led into an off-axis position, requiring the leader's support to maintain balance.
Tango Orillero
A dynamic and athletic style of tango characterized by its improvisation and use of the space at the edges of the dance floor.
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