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  1. Mozo guapo6 days agoComposed by Ricardo Tanturi
  2. Sacale punta6 days agoComposed by Osvaldo Donato
  3. Cascabelito6 days agoComposed by José Bohr
  4. Campo afuera6 days agoComposed by Rodolfo Biagi
  5. Sin lágrimas6 days agoComposed by Charlo
  6. Para dos6 days agoComposed by Osvaldo Ruggiero
  7. Negracha6 days agoComposed by Osvaldo Pugliese
  8. Corazón6 days agoComposed by Carlos Di Sarli
  9. Inspiración6 days agoComposed by Peregrino Paulos
  10. Triunfal6 days agoComposed by Astor Piazzolla
  11. Tu boca mintió6 days agoComposed by Armando Angeletti
  12. Con tus besos6 days agoComposed by Santiago Ricci
  13. Embrace (abrazo)6 days agoDescribed as The milonguero (apilado) style keeps a close embrace without V-shape throughout the dance.
  14. Embrace (abrazo)6 days agoDescribed as El tango de salón separa los cuerpos sin perder el abrazo.
  15. Embrace (abrazo)6 days agoDescribed as El tango canyengue se baila con un abrazo muy estrecho y los cuerpos en contacto.
  16. Embrace (abrazo)6 days agoDescribed as El abrazo hace complicado combinar en una sola coreografía las improvisaciones de ambos.
  17. Embrace (abrazo)6 days agoGlossary meaning El baile de tango se caracteriza por el abrazo estrecho de la pareja.
  18. Embrace (abrazo)6 days agoGlossary meaning Argentine tango is danced in an embrace that can vary from very open (arm's length) to very closed (chest to chest).
  19. Cruzada (cross)6 days agoDescribed as In the cross system the couple steps simultaneously with their two right legs and then their two left legs.
  20. Corte y quebrada6 days agoDescribed as Instruction books of 1911–1925 group early tango figures into categories including corte.
  21. Corte y quebrada6 days agoDescribed as En 1862 hubo detenidos en Buenos Aires por bailar con corte.
  22. Corte y quebrada6 days agoDescribed as Según José Gobello, el baile fusionó los cortes y quebradas del candombe con la pareja enlazada del vals y la mazurca.
  23. Corte y quebrada6 days agoGlossary meaning Corte y quebrada se entienden como el eje de la improvisación y de las figuras coreográficas (firulete).
  24. Corte y quebrada6 days agoGlossary meaning El corte y la quebrada son rasgos característicos del baile de tango, junto con el abrazo estrecho y la caminata.
  25. Colgada6 days agoDescribed as Colgadas and volcadas appear among sequences of tango nuevo.
  26. Colgada6 days agoGlossary meaning The colgada is an off-axis position of the couple, where the centre of balance moves outside one's body.
  27. Códigos (milonga codes)6 days agoDescribed as After accepting, both dancers commit to dancing the whole tanda.
  28. Códigos (milonga codes)6 days agoGlossary meaning Traditional rules dictate how dancers choose their dancing partners and navigate the floor.
  29. Cortina6 days agoDescribed as Cortinas are used at many milongas in Argentina and Uruguay and increasingly elsewhere.
  30. Cortina6 days agoDescribed as La cortina da tiempo para acompañar a la pareja a su mesa al final de la tanda.
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