Corte

Cut: In tango corte means cutting the music either by syncopating or by holding for several beats May refer to a position in which the torso is erect over a flexed supporting leg with the working leg extended forward to a pointe with the knees together which the man assumes when touching the lady’s foot with his in parada The lady moves to the same position from parada as the man closes over her working foot in mordida and pivots on her supporting foot in this position whenever the man leads an outside barrida May also refer to a variety of dramatic poses featuring erect posture flexed supporting legs and extended dance lines by both dancers used as a finale See Cuartas