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Questionably an affectionate diminutive for the milonga Milonguita is also a name used for the young girls brought from eastern Europe and France (Madame Yvonne) with the promise to marry a rich Argentinean or the poor girls from the conventillos all of ...

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A lunfardo word for woman See Grelas Paicas or Pebeta

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From mirar - to look; see; observe; take notice: ¡Mira! Look at this Observe

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Mirada: la mirada è lo scambio di sguardi tra uomo e donna, con i quali ognuno cerca di far capire all’altro che gli farebbe piacere di ballare assieme. Una volta che l’uomo è certo che la mirada sia rivolta a lui, mette in atto il cabezeo (vedi voce).

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Mirada: Blickkontakt beim Auffordern zum Tanz

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Windmill; wheel: A figure in which the lady dances a grapevine on a circumference around the man stepping side-back-side-forward using forward and back ocho technique and footwork as the man pivots at the center of the figure This is a very common figure ...

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Molinete: Drehung, bei der das Paar umeinander herum geht, Kombination von Rückwärtsocho / Seitschritt / Vorwärtsocho (>Ocho).

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An exciting and more complicated form of molinete in which the man steps into the lady’s space displacing her leg with his and pivots on a new center to face her as she continues around him Many combinations are possible

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From morder: to bite; the little bite: One partner’s foot is sandwiched or trapped between the other partner’s feet If the other partner’s feet are also crossed it may be referred to as Reverse Mordida Sometimes called Sandwiche or Sanguchito

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A variation of mordida in which a dancer catches a partners knee between both of their own

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Mucha Mierda: forma scaramantica del mondo dello spettacolo per augurarsi buona fortuna. L’origine dell’usanza probabilmente deriva dai tempi in cui al tetro si andava a cavallo, per cui più gente andava a vedere lo spettacolo, più cavalli sostavano ed es ...

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Musicalizador: è colui che seleziona la musica per la serata, sceglie che tipo di brani mettere e in che sequenza, seguendo l’andamento dei ballerini in pista. E’ l’equivalente dei moderni DJ

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Eight (pl ochos); Figure eights: A crossing and pivoting figure from which the fan in American tango is derived Executed as a walking step with flexed knees and feet together while pivoting ochos may be danced either forward or backward and are so desig ...

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Ocho: Acht; eine der ältesten Schrittweisen, bei der eine Acht auf den Boden gemalt wird (Kombination von >Pivot und Schritt). Vorwärtsocho: „ocho adelante”, Rückwärtsocho: „ocho atrás”

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Cut eight: change of direction: Occurs when a molinete or an ocho-like movement is stopped and sent back upon itself Typical in club-style tango where many such brakes are used to avoid collisions Describes a movement done on either foot pivoting forwar ...

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Ocho to the front: Forward ochos for the lady (i e crossing in front)

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Ocho to the back: Back ochos for the lady (i e crossing behind)

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Cut eights: A common figure in Milonguero- or Club-Style Tango which is designed to allow interpretation of rhythmic music while dancing in a confined space See Milonguero Cross

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Ochos in the mirror: The man and the lady execute forward or back ochos simultaneously mirroring each others movement

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Outskirts; suburbs