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Ocho

The ocho is a figure in Argentine tango in which the follower's feet trace a figure-eight [1][2][3]. It is danced with pivoting steps, either forward (ocho adelante) or backward (ocho atrás) [1][2][3].

The ocho is classified as a figure in tango terminology [1][2][3]. Sources describe it as a figure-eight traced by the follower's feet [1][2][3].

The figure is made through pivoting steps [1][2][3]. Sources name two forms, the forward ocho (ocho adelante) and the backward ocho (ocho atrás) [1][2][3].

Dance notes

Sources describe two variants of the figure, which differ in the direction of the follower's pivoting steps [1][2][3]:

  • Ocho adelante: the figure-eight traced with pivoting forward steps [1][2][3]
  • Ocho atrás: the figure-eight traced with pivoting backward steps [1][2][3]

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