The Dictionary of Tango
Americana
The Americana. Sometimes this is referred to as a ‘Sweetheart‘ Embrace. The reason is that you look like you’re walking along together with your sweetie! This is an orientation change that is initiated by the Lead to either a.) Open up the embrace. b.) To engage in different or variable
Cross Walking System
Cross System (or Cross Walking System). This is 2nd most common way to describe one of the 6 Ways of Walking (see: Walking Systems) that are used in Argentine Tango in the Lead/Follow dynamic. Typically it is best described as Lead left steps into Follower Left, and then Lead Right
Parallel Walking System
Parallel System (or Parallel Walking System). This term refers to the most common form of ‘walking‘ in Argentine Tango, which is from a Tango Topics perspective, the 1st of the 6 Ways of Walking with a partner in the Lead/Follow dynamic. One way to envision Parallel System is what you do
Private Party
Private Party. This is a weird event type. It’s not an Encuentro, a Marathon, a Milonga, a Festival or Festivalito (a little tiny festival). However, it encompasses portions of the Encuentro, Marathon, and Milonga but not the Festival. These things are usually invite only. They’re very gender, role, skill and
Tango Festival
Tango Festival. A Festival is a series of Tango related events that happen over a 4 to 5 day period of time, starting on a Thursday and ending on a Sunday night. The events range from Tango performances, tango practicas, and Milongas (of course), to tango workshops, selling and trying
Circular Patter
Circular Patter. This is a variation on Linear Patter. Meaning ? That instead of little tiny steps executing in along a line, for either role, it is executed (by either role) in a circle around the partner!
Tango Marathon
Tango Marathon. A Marathon, or Maratón (in Spanish), is a series of day/night Milongas (sometimes with breaks in them for food, but mostly not). Usually, a Marathon happens over the course of a weekend (72 hrs), from early Friday night to early Sunday evening. Sometimes, depending on the event structure, there
Rodriguez Pop
The Rodriguez Pop. This refers to the way that Javier Rodriguez steps forwards when dancing in Close Embrace.