Dictionary: All Listings 

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Cabeceo: von cabeza (Kopf); traditionelle Technik für das Auffordern der Tanzpartner unter Verwendung von Augenkontakt und Kopfnicken aus größerem Abstand

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The chain; enchainement: An athletic and very theatrical turning figure which moves rapidly across the floor turning left or right in which the couple alternate amagues (cuatros) or ganchos Another variation involves the man stepping outside left or righ ...

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A deep check and replace usually led by the man as he steps forward left Useful for avoiding collisions and making direction changes in small spaces May also refer to a subtle shifting of weight from foot to foot in place and in time with the music done ...

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Fall: A step in which the man steps backward sinks on his supporting leg and crosses his working leg in front without weight while leading the lady to step forward in outside position sink on her supporting leg and cross her working leg behind without wei ...

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Calecita: Karussellchen, Drehung um einen Fixpunkt

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Carousel; the merry-go-round: A figure in which the man places the lady on one foot with a lifting action of his frame and then dances around her while keeping her centered over and pivoting on her supporting leg Sometimes referred to as the Stork when t ...

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Change: as in cambio defrente change of the front or face; or cambio parejas change the couple (change partners)

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The walking steps; a walking step

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A crossing and walking step which the man initiates at 3 of the 8-count basic as he steps forward right in outside right position pivoting to his right on his right foot and leading the lady to pivot on her left foot stepping side left (side right for the ...

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To walk: The walk is similar to a natural walking step but placing the ball of the foot first instead of the heel Sometimes taught that the body and leg must move as a unit so that the body is in balance over the forward foot Another style requires stre ...

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caminar: gehen, die Art des Gehens

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Campionato: o anche Campeonato, che sia a livello locale che mondiale rappresenta un nuovo modo di divulgazione del tango, che mira a portare coppie di ballerini a gareggiare tra loro. Questa nuova moda deriva dalla necessità per alcuni di portare con se ...

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A type of dance originally danced by the descendants of black slaves in the Rio de la Plata region and still performed in Montevideo Uruguay Music of African origin with a marked rhythm played on a "tamboril" (a kind of drum) It survives today as a rhyt ...

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Candombe: Musik- und Tanzstil, einer der Ursprünge des Tango Argentino, der von den Nachkommen der schwarzen Sklaven in der Region des Rio de la Plata stammt. Die Musik ist afrikanischen Urspungs, mit einem typischen Rhythmus.

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The crab: A repetitive pattern of walking steps and or sacadas in which the man advances turned nearly sideways to his partner

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A very old style of tango from the 1900s to the 1940s The music from this era had a faster or peppier 2/4 tempo so the dance had a rhythmic flavor similar to that of modern milonga A very close embrace was used as well as some unique posture and footwor ...

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Canyengue: Musikstil im Tango, kommt ursprünglich von der Art, den Kontrabass im Tango zu spielen, bzw. zu schlagen. Tanzstil: in enger Umarmung, die Schritte tanzt man in Tanzrichtung seitlich.

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Caricia: Liebkosung. Das Bein/der Fuß berührt das Bein des Partners, >Lustrada

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Caresses: A gentle stroking with the leg or shoe against some part of the partner's body They can be subtle or extravagant See Adorno Firulete and Lustrada

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Carlos Gardel: grandissimo interprete del tango, nato a Parigi e trasferitosi a Buenos Aires all’età di due anni, è tuttora uno dei maggiori promotori del tango, in particolare del Tango Canción. E’ sicuramente uno dei volti più noti del tango argentino, ...