Friday 22 May 2015
(Continued) Tango Dictionary - Letters F-G-H-I-J
F – tango, dictionary of terms
Fanfarrón fanfare
An embellishments in which the foot is rhythmically
tapped in time to the music. It is also called Chiche.
Fantasia show tango
Same as Show Tango
Same as rulo
Same as Adorno
To stop on a step.
G – tango, dictionary of terms
The action of hooking one leg around the partner's leg.
A lunfardo term indicating bad luck or screw-up. In tango
this refers to taking a bad step causing a collision.
Gaucho
The Argentine Cowboy central to the development of tango.
The turn in tango, generally performed by the follower
stepping around the lead, who pivots in the centre .
Golden Age
The Golden Age of tango is the period between the 1930s
and 1950s, when tango was at the peak of its popularity.
The golpecito is the most basic type of embellishment in
tango, in which the free foot does one or more taps as part of a step or during
a pause. It has a number of variations including the Punto, the Golpeteo, the
Fanfarron, the Picado and the Zapatato.
Same as Punto
This is embellishment in which lead or follower taps the
underside of the free foot - in other words the heel or the ball.
A Lunfardo term for woman.
A handsome and desirable man. Also denotes a compadre
H – tango, dictionary of terms
An Afro-Cuban dance which contributed to tango.
Same as Cunita
I – tango, dictionary of terms
Same as Apilado
intrusión intrusion
The intrusión is executed by briefly placing the free
foot between the partner's legs, often in the form of a 'quick kick'.
It takes two to tango. A phrase, coined as a result of
the 1952 song by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning named Takes Two to Tango,
implying that some activity cannot be successfully completed unless both
parties are united in a common objective.
The left side of the body.
J – tango, dictionary of terms
Junta close
The essence of elegant tango is ankles and knees
that pass by each other closely between each step.
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