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Volcada

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Glossary meaning Volcada is one of the off-axis positions, with apile, apilado, carpa and colgada.

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  1. Volcada6 days agoGlossary meaning Volcada is one of the off-axis positions, with apile, apilado, carpa and colgada.
  2. Tanda6 days agoDescribed as Norma de la milonga: la tanda se baila completa con la misma pareja.
  3. Tanda6 days agoGlossary meaning En la milonga los bailes se agrupan en tandas de entre tres y cinco piezas, separadas por cortinas.
  4. Tanda6 days agoDescribed as Usual tanda lengths: four pieces for tango tandas, three for milonga tandas.
  5. Tanda6 days agoGlossary meaning A tanda is a turn of dancing at a milonga, and by extension the set of pieces of music played for it.
  6. Sandwich (sanguchito)6 days agoDescribed as Sandwich is among the early tango figures still surviving from the 1911–1925 books.
  7. Salida6 days agoNamed for Salida means 'exit or beginning', as in the beginning of a journey.
  8. Salida6 days agoGlossary meaning The salida is the beginning part of a figure, its starting-point.
  9. Práctica6 days agoDescribed as A trainer present who corrects form makes it a guided práctica; combined with a milonga it is a práctilonga.
  10. Práctica6 days agoDescribed as The main focus of a práctica is practising the dance, techniques and improvisation.
  11. Práctica6 days agoGlossary meaning A práctica is an informal event for practising Argentine tango.
  12. Ronda (line of dance)6 days agoDescribed as The ronda consists of imagined concentric lanes on the floor.
  13. Ronda (line of dance)6 days agoDescribed as Couples traditionally move counter-clockwise around the room.
  14. Ronda (line of dance)6 days agoNamed for Spanish 'la ronda' means 'the ring' or 'the round'.
  15. Ronda (line of dance)6 days agoGlossary meaning The ronda is the line of dance in Argentine tango.
  16. Open embrace6 days agoDescribed as Many salon-style figures are danced in open embrace.
  17. Tarde6 days agoComposed by José Canet
  18. Nuestra noche6 days agoComposed by Carlos Viván
  19. Al mundo le falta un tornillo6 days agoComposed by José María Aguilar
  20. Yo soy de San Telmo6 days agoComposed by Arturo Gallucci
  21. Buenos Aires6 days agoComposed by Manuel Jovés
  22. A quién le puede importar6 days agoComposed by Mariano Mores
  23. Pavadita6 days agoComposed by Anselmo Aieta
  24. Sombras nada mas6 days agoComposed by Francisco Lomuto
  25. Sobre el pucho6 days agoComposed by Sebastián Piana
  26. Barro6 days agoComposed by Osvaldo Pugliese
  27. Cuando el corazón6 days agoComposed by Francisco Canaro
  28. Ronda del querer6 days agoComposed by Antonio Sureda
  29. Yo también soñé6 days agoComposed by Francisco Canaro
  30. Alguien6 days agoComposed by Héctor Stamponi
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