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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Fanfarron
A rhythmic tapping or stomping of the foot in time with the music for dramatic and emotional effect. Boisterous behavior. See Golpecitos. Fanfarrón also means bluffer, braggart, boaster.
Farolita
The Light; The farol (m) is a street lamp specific to Buenos Aires which produces a circular sphere of light. The term in tango refers to the man sweeping his foot to “draw” the sphere of light.
Feliz
Happy
Fijarse
Pay close attention to.
Firulete
An adornment; a decoration; an embellishment: Complicated or syncopated movements which the dancer uses to demonstrate their skill and to interpret the music. See adorno, and lapiz. Freno To stop and hold; brake.
Flor (f)
Flower
Freno
To stop and hold; brake.
Fueye (m)
Bellows, refers to a bandoneon.
Fanfarron
A rhythmic tapping or stomping of the foot in time with the music for dramatic and emotional effect. Boisterous behavior. See Golpecitos. Fanfarrón also means bluffer, braggart, boaster.
The Light; The farol (m) is a street lamp specific to Buenos Aires which produces a circular sphere of light. The term in tango refers to the man sweeping his foot to “draw” the sphere of light.
Happy
Pay close attention to.
An adornment; a decoration; an embellishment: Complicated or syncopated movements which the dancer uses to demonstrate their skill and to interpret the music. See adorno, and lapiz. Freno To stop and hold; brake.
Flower
To stop and hold; brake.
Bellows, refers to a bandoneon.