Portal a Tango in
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
Portal a Tango & The Tryptich
at Latin Vox 2007
A Tango Proposal
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Bailar
To dance
Bailarin
A professional or very accomplished dancer.
Bailetín
Modest dancing party.
Bailongo
A lunfardo word to describe a place where people dance, i.e. a milonga.
Balanceo
A deep check and replace. See Cadencia.
Baldosa
A walking box figure named after the black & white checkerboard tile floors which are common in Buenos Aires. See Cuadrado.
Bandoneón
An accordion like musical instrument originally created to provide missionaries with portable pipe organ music for religious services in remote locales which has been adopted by tango musicians to create the mournful and soulful sound of modern tango music.
Barrida (f)
A sweep; a sweeping motion: One partner’s foot sweeps the other’s foot and places it without losing contact. Barridas are done from either the outside or the inside of the foot of the receiving party. The technique is different for the inside and outside barridas. See Arrastre, and Llevada.
Barrio (m)
A district or neighborhood.
Basico
The basic pattern: There are several basic patterns the most common of which is the 8-count basic (the first figure usually taught to beginning students after the walking steps).
Bien Parado
Well stood (literally), standing straight up. Elegantly and gallantly presented. See pinta, postura.
Bloque
Block: where one dancer blocks the motion of the other's foot.
Boca (f)
Mouth
Boleo (m)
From bolear - To throw: A boleo may be executed either high or low. Keeping the knees together, with one leg back, swivel and return on the supporting leg with a whipping action of the working leg. Sometimes spelled Voleo. See Latigazo.
Brazo (m)
Arm
Bailar
To dance
A professional or very accomplished dancer.
Modest dancing party.
A lunfardo word to describe a place where people dance, i.e. a milonga.
A deep check and replace. See Cadencia.
A walking box figure named after the black & white checkerboard tile floors which are common in Buenos Aires. See Cuadrado.
An accordion like musical instrument originally created to provide missionaries with portable pipe organ music for religious services in remote locales which has been adopted by tango musicians to create the mournful and soulful sound of modern tango music.
A sweep; a sweeping motion: One partner’s foot sweeps the other’s foot and places it without losing contact. Barridas are done from either the outside or the inside of the foot of the receiving party. The technique is different for the inside and outside barridas. See Arrastre, and Llevada.
A district or neighborhood.
The basic pattern: There are several basic patterns the most common of which is the 8-count basic (the first figure usually taught to beginning students after the walking steps).
Well stood (literally), standing straight up. Elegantly and gallantly presented. See pinta, postura.
Block: where one dancer blocks the motion of the other's foot.
Mouth
From bolear - To throw: A boleo may be executed either high or low. Keeping the knees together, with one leg back, swivel and return on the supporting leg with a whipping action of the working leg. Sometimes spelled Voleo. See Latigazo.
Arm