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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Ocho
Eight (pl. ochos); figure eights: A crossing & pivoting figure. Executed as a walking step with flexed knees and feet together while pivoting, ochos may be danced either forward or backward and are so designated from the lady’s perspective. El Ocho is considered to be one of the oldest steps in tango along with caminada, the walking steps. It dates from the era when women wore floor length skirts with full petticoats and danced on dirt floors. Since the lady’s footwork could not be directly observed the quality of her dancing was judged by the figure she left behind in the dirt after she danced away.
Ocho Cortado
Cut eight: Occurs when a molinete or an ocho-like movement is stopped and sent back upon itself. Typical in club style where many such brakes are used to avoid collisions. Describes a movement done on either foot, pivoting forward of backward, and going either left or right. A common figure in Milonguero or Club Style Tango which is designed to allow interpretation of rhythmic music while dancing in a confined space.
Ocho doble
Double ocho
Ocho Defrente
Ocho to the front: Forward ochos for the lady (i.e., crossing in front).
Ocho Para Atrás
Ocho to the back: Back ochos for the lady (i.e., crossing behind).
Ochos en Espejo
Ochos in the mirror: The man and the lady execute forward or back ochos simultaneously, mirroring each others movement.
Ojos (m)
Eyes
Orillero
Outskirts; suburban.
Orillero Style
The style of dance which is danced in the suburbs, characterized by the man doing many quick syncopated foot moves and even jumps. See seguidillas.
Orquesta
Orchestra: A large tango band like those of the “Golden Age” of tango frequently referred to as “Orquesta Tipica.”
Otro/a
Other, another
Otra vez
Another time; repeat; do again.
Ocho
Eight (pl. ochos); figure eights: A crossing & pivoting figure. Executed as a walking step with flexed knees and feet together while pivoting, ochos may be danced either forward or backward and are so designated from the lady’s perspective. El Ocho is considered to be one of the oldest steps in tango along with caminada, the walking steps. It dates from the era when women wore floor length skirts with full petticoats and danced on dirt floors. Since the lady’s footwork could not be directly observed the quality of her dancing was judged by the figure she left behind in the dirt after she danced away.
Cut eight: Occurs when a molinete or an ocho-like movement is stopped and sent back upon itself. Typical in club style where many such brakes are used to avoid collisions. Describes a movement done on either foot, pivoting forward of backward, and going either left or right. A common figure in Milonguero or Club Style Tango which is designed to allow interpretation of rhythmic music while dancing in a confined space.
Double ocho
Ocho to the front: Forward ochos for the lady (i.e., crossing in front).
Ocho to the back: Back ochos for the lady (i.e., crossing behind).
Ochos in the mirror: The man and the lady execute forward or back ochos simultaneously, mirroring each others movement.
Eyes
Outskirts; suburban.
The style of dance which is danced in the suburbs, characterized by the man doing many quick syncopated foot moves and even jumps. See seguidillas.
Orchestra: A large tango band like those of the “Golden Age” of tango frequently referred to as “Orquesta Tipica.”
Other, another
Another time; repeat; do again.