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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Gancho (m)
The hook: One person flicks the leg between the legs of the his/her partner. A dancer hooks a leg sharply around and in contact with their partners leg by flexing the knee and releasing. May be performed to the inside or outside of either leg and by either partner.
Gaucho
The Argentine Cowboy. The folklore of Argentina centers around this figure. Martin Fierro written by Jose Hernandez is the bible to read in order to understand this personnage from the history of Argentina and Tango
Garcha
A rather rude lunfardo term to be used only among friends; noun, 1. penis, pija masculino; 2. worthless or of bad quality, trucho comprar; 3. bad luck: ¡Qué garcha! This sucks! cagada malo garchar; verb, 'to screw' coger sexo. In tango, it may refer to a blind step against line of dance causing a collision for your partner, a garcha! May also be used as a pejorative, as in "Politicians are all garchas!" Akin to "screw-off" or "screw-up" in English slang.
Giro (m)
Turn: A turning step or figure.
Golden age of tango
The period from 1935s-1950s when tango experienced particluar high popularity.
Golpes
Toe taps: With a tilted foot tap the floor with the toe and allow the lower leg to rebound keeping the knees together. See Picados and Punteo.
Golpecitos
Little toe taps: Rhythmic tapping done with a flat foot on the ball or underside of the toe as an adorno.
Grelas
A lunfardo term for woman. See mina.
Guapo
Handsome: A respectable and desirable man. A compadre.
Guardia vieja
A period in the history of tango, 1866 to 1920.
Guiar
To guide, also to lead.
Gancho (m)
The hook: One person flicks the leg between the legs of the his/her partner. A dancer hooks a leg sharply around and in contact with their partners leg by flexing the knee and releasing. May be performed to the inside or outside of either leg and by either partner.
The Argentine Cowboy. The folklore of Argentina centers around this figure. Martin Fierro written by Jose Hernandez is the bible to read in order to understand this personnage from the history of Argentina and Tango
A rather rude lunfardo term to be used only among friends; noun, 1. penis, pija masculino; 2. worthless or of bad quality, trucho comprar; 3. bad luck: ¡Qué garcha! This sucks! cagada malo garchar; verb, 'to screw' coger sexo. In tango, it may refer to a blind step against line of dance causing a collision for your partner, a garcha! May also be used as a pejorative, as in "Politicians are all garchas!" Akin to "screw-off" or "screw-up" in English slang.
Turn: A turning step or figure.
The period from 1935s-1950s when tango experienced particluar high popularity.
Toe taps: With a tilted foot tap the floor with the toe and allow the lower leg to rebound keeping the knees together. See Picados and Punteo.
Little toe taps: Rhythmic tapping done with a flat foot on the ball or underside of the toe as an adorno.
A lunfardo term for woman. See mina.
Handsome: A respectable and desirable man. A compadre.
A period in the history of tango, 1866 to 1920.
To guide, also to lead.