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Tango Styles and Techniques
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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.
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.
Canyengue
An early style of tango characterized by its close embrace, playful movements, and bent knees.
Salon Tango
A style of Argentine tango suitable for social dancing in public dance halls, with an emphasis on elegance and fluidity.
Fantasia
A showy version of tango with choreographed steps, flashy acrobatics, and dramatic poses, often seen in stage performances.
Close Embrace
A style of dancing where partners are closely connected at the chest, allowing for greater connection and subtle communication.
Open Embrace
A style that allows for more space between partners and is conducive to complex figures and steps.
Giro
A fundamental tango move where one partner walks in a circle around the other, who pivots in place.
Ocho
A figure where the follower steps back and forth in a pattern resembling the number eight, pivoting between each step.
Barrida
A sweeping motion where one dancer's foot drags or sweeps the partner's foot.
Sacada
A displacement move where one partner steps into the space just vacated by the other partner's foot, creating an interwoven pattern.
Volcada
A dynamic move in which the follower is led into an off-axis position, requiring the leader's support to maintain balance.
Colgada
An off-axis move where both dancers lean away from each other but maintain a connection, often creating striking lines.
Enganche
A hooking action where one partner's leg wraps around the other's leg, often in a fluid and intimate movement.
Gancho
A sharp, hooking motion where one dancer's leg hooks behind the other's leg, often during a turn.
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.
Parada
A move where the leader stops or 'pauses' the follower, often setting up for a step over or around the leader's leg.
Adorno
Decorative movements or embellishments typically done by the feet, used to personalize the dance and express the music.
Milonguero Style
A compact style of Argentine Tango, danced in close embrace, emphasizing musicality and the connection between partners.
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.
Apilado
A tango style where the dancers lean on each other more than in the typical close embrace, creating a slanted axis.
Tango de Salon
An elegant and sophisticated style of Argentine Tango that emphasizes smooth, clean lines and precise footwork.
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