In this clip you can see what should be the annual ending of training for students. The organization of David and Kim was really professional, in this case

David & Kim Benitez - Post Class Improvisation

It is our pleasure to propose another clip of David and Kim, to highlight

The importance of being in syntony the leader and follower.

Last part of Tango Dictionary

R – tango, dictionary of terms

Rabona play hookey 

A series of steps in which the free foot is crossed across the supporting leg in a cruzada, repeated on each beat.

Resolución resolution 

The finale (steps 6, 7 and 8) to the eight basic pattern.

Ritmo rhythm 

The rhythmic structure of the music.

Ronda round 

This is the outer-most lane where dancers move counter-clockwise around the perimeter of the floor - in most milongas this is right up against the tables, and dancers in the ronda have the right-of-way.

Rulo circle 

An embellishment executed by drawing one or more circles on the floor with the free leg, either as part of a movement or during a pause in dancing.

S – tango, dictionary of terms

Sacada take out 

A displacement of the woman’s free leg - when the leader places their foot or leg against the leg of their partner, transfers the weight to their own leg, and moves into the space of their partner’s leg.

Salida beginning 

The first steps of the dance or step.

Saltito small hop 

A tango step in which either the lead or follower (rarely both) execute a small hop on the floor.

Sándwiche sandwich 

To sandwich a partner's foot between your own.

Sánduche / Sánguchito sandwich

Same as Sándwiche 

Seguidilla merry dance 

Tiny quick steps.

Seguir to follow 

Following the lead: this is considered an exquisite art-form in tango.

Sentada sit 

An embellishment executed by the follower mounting, or appearing to mount, the lead's supporting leg. It is sometimes used as a dramatic embellishment at the end of the dance.

Show Tango

The term used for exhibition and competitive tango dancing characterized by a choreographed performance.

Suave smooth 

Smooth, steady and a very chic style. Considered a critical goal to attain in tango, particularly for the lead.

Sube y Baja raise and lower

A milonga sequence in which lead and follower dance first forwards with chest turned in towards each other, then backwards with chest turned out towards each other.

Syncopation

A subdivision of a beat caused typically by stressing the weak beat rather than the accent. In Spanish: sincopado.

T – tango, dictionary of terms

Tanda group 

A set of dance music which can be either three, four or five songs, separated by a cortina.

Tango de Salon

An inclusive term for the tango style danced at 'salons' (ballrooms) - in other words, milonga halls. It is characterized more by a wide variation than by a specific position; it is the style owned, practiced and shaped by the collective masses on the floor.

Tanguero 

Someone who is passionate about tango.

Tijera scissors

A step in which the free leg is crossed in front of the supporting leg, and left there, so that it may be used for the next step.

Titubeo hesitation 

Same as pausa 

Trabada connected 

Same as cruzada 

Traspié trip, stumble 

A sequence of steps which are syncopated. For example milonga traspie indicates a form of milonga in which the dancers step between the beats.

Truco trick 

Tricks or stunts, particularly in Show Tango.

V – tango, dictionary of terms

Vals waltz 

Argentine tango form of waltz in 3/4 beat.

Vareador one who beats with a pole 

A lead who flirts with all the followers but does not get seriously involved with any of them.

Víbora viper 

The man places his right leg between the woman's legs, and takes a sacada to her left and her right in succession using a back and forth action.

Volcada capsize 

The leader causes the follower to lean forward and drop from her axis before he catches her. Generally this also involves sweeping the follower's leg as a result of the off-axis motion.

Voleo 

Same as boleo 

Z – tango, dictionary of terms

Zapatazo stamp of the foot

An embellishment in which the shoes are tapped together.

Zarandeo shaking 

Swinging back-and-forth or pivoting one the same place.

Ecco una performance decisamente elegante e ben fatta! Osservate tutto nel complesso!

(Continued) Tango Dictionary - Letters P-Q

P – tango, dictionary of terms

Palanca lever 

The lead levers, or assists, the follower during jumps and lifts in Show Tango

Parada stop 

Any stopping action in any direction.

Parallel system

A dance in which the lead steps in the mirror image of the follower: him on his left foot, her to her right foot.

Pareja couple 

The two dancers in tango.

Pasada passing over

The lead peforms a parada with his foot and leads the follower forward to pass over his foot; affords an excellent opportunity for the woman to adorn.

Paso step 

The basic tango step.

Patada kick 

A kick during or between steps, most often executed by the follower.

Pausa pause 

The couple hold their position for two or more beats.

Pecho chest 

The chest of the dancer.

Picado chop 

An embellishment executed by an upwards flick of the heel, done when stepping forwards or in the turn, typically an ocho.

Pie foot 

The foot of the dancer.

Pierna leg 

The leg of the dancer.

Pinta appearance 

The overall appearance and grooming of the dancer.

Pisar to step 

The chest of the dancer.

Piso floor 

The dance floor (masculine).

Pista floor 

The dance floor (feminine).

Planchadora 

This word actually means ironing lady; in tango it refers to a woman who sits all night at a milonga without being requested to dance.

Planeo pivot 

A step used by the lead when he has stepped forward then pivots, tracing his foot on the floor, with the follower dancing around him. 

Porteño

Historically, this refers to a ruffian who lived in the port city of Buenos Aires.

Postura posture 

The posture of the dancer. For successful dancing, it is considered critical to have correct posture.

Práctica practice 

A casual practice session, different to a milonga in that dancers help each other and work on their style.

Punto point 

The punto is an embellishment executed by tapping the toe of the free foot. During a step the lead or follower may tap once or twice. During a pause, the lead or follower may tap any number of times.

Q – tango, dictionary of terms

Quebrada break 

A variation of the corte: a sudden turn in direction, generally done by holding the follower for several beats (or syncopating) and bending her at the waist - often in a back-and-forth action to double time.

Eco un buon esempio di Canyengue eseguito da scuola americana

Molti danzatori principianti hanno sempre osservato che questo tipo di danza é troppo
arcaica e sembra dedicata ai piú anziani, piuttosto che ai giovani. NUlla di cosi errato: non esiste una sezione giovani e una di anziani, per il Tango!

Let us introduce our first Tango Teacher, Federico, which here dancing to Gotan Project - We will discuss on this his system of teaching

Questa volta vi proponiamo di seguire queste due ore di lezione fatte da Sebastian Arce & Mariana Montes

(Continued) Tango Dictionary - letter L-M-N-O

L – tango, dictionary of terms

Lápiz pencil 

Same as Rulo 

Latigazo whipping 

The whipping action of the leg during a boleo.

Lento slow 

In tango, refers to a dance or music that has a slow beat.

Liso smooth 

1. A smooth dance.
2. Tango Liso was the early term for Tango de Salon.

Llevada carrying 

Executed when when the lead uses his thigh or foot to carry the follower's leg to the next step.

Lunfardo

Buenos Aires slang. Many of the words are now used for tango.

Lustrada polish 

An embellishment executed by the follower lifting her free leg and caressing the supporting leg of the lead - either in an upward action, downwards, or very commonly both. The inside or outside of any part of the lead's leg, including his foot, may be caressed.

M – tango, dictionary of terms

Marcar mark 

To lead.

Media Luna half moon 

A half turn - the man creates a back, side, and forward for the women which makes the shape of a half moon.

Media Vuelta half turn 

Same as media luna 

Milonga 

1. The meeting place to dance tango.
2. A fast paced form of the tango with 2/4 beat.

Milonguero 

1. A tango fanatic, a person whose life revolves around tango, a title given to someone who has mastered tango.
2. Another name for Apilado style of tango - see for Apilado

Milonguita

An affectionate name for a woman attending a milonga.

Mina bird 

An informal name in Lunfardo for a woman.

Molinete windmill 

The woman dances around the man side-back-side-forward using forward and backwards ochos.

Mordida bite 

Same as Sandwich 

N – tango, dictionary of terms

Neo-Tango

A new form of the genre, with evolved music, embraces and moves. It consists of Tango Fusion (collaboration between contemporary tango and other music such as electronica) and Alternative Tango (non-tango music danced to Argentine tango steps).

Nuevo new tango 

1. A style of music, invented by Astor Piazzolla around 1955, that combines the sound of traditional tango with jazz.
2. A term coined around the mid 1990s to describe a style of tango dancing infused with new combinations of steps, embraces, combinations, changes of directions, use of the loose embrace, and the exploration of the space between the legs and around the body of the partner.

O – tango, dictionary of terms

Ocho eight 

The basic turn in tango, executed by a turn that is first one way, then reversed, wherein the torso is disassociated from the top of the body. An ocho can be either forward (Ocho Defrente) or backward (Ocho Para Atrás).

Ocho Cortado cut eight 

Performed when the action of the turn is interrupted and reversed. Upon reversal, the leader displaces the follower's space and pivots the follower, who then executes a cruzada (cross). Note that despite the name of this step, generally it is not the ocho that is interrupted but other turns such as the milonete.

Orillero

1. The historical outskirts of Buones Aires.
2. A style of tango synonymous with Canyengue. See Canyengue on this page.

Orquesta orchestra 

In tango, this is the orchestra playing the music. In the Golden Age of tango, the band was often referred to as the

Orquesta Tipica.

TANGO - CHILDREN - Important for docents sometime watch children world..

World Cup Argentine Tango, Italy Rimini category Children 02

(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 

Faroliito small lantern 

Same as rulo 

Firulete embellishment

Same as Adorno 

Freno brake 

To stop on a step.

G – tango, dictionary of terms

Gancho hook 

The action of hooking one leg around the partner's leg.

Garcha screw-up 

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.

Giro turn 

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. 

Golpecito tap 

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.

Golpeo strike 

Same as Punto 

Golpeteo drumming 

This is embellishment in which lead or follower taps the underside of the free foot - in other words the heel or the ball.

Grelas woman

A Lunfardo term for woman.

Guapo handsome 

A handsome and desirable man. Also denotes a compadre

H – tango, dictionary of terms

Habanera 

An Afro-Cuban dance which contributed to tango.

Hamaca hammock 

Same as Cunita 

I – tango, dictionary of terms

Inclinado inclined 

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.

Izquierda left

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.

Just for your relax and -why not?- having idea on what to do Saturday evening!

Tango as a science to be studied, not only to be danced

Alla luce di migliaia di studi e ricerche fatte in campo della danza, tra i quali la ricerca sull'utilizzo del Tango come terapia per l'autismo, la depressione e il morbo di Parkinson, possiamo dire che mai come in questo caso una danza ha suscitato così vasto e profondo interesse. In questo posto vogliamo evidenziare un passo del lavoro di ricerca svolto dal Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica dell'Università di Palermo (Sicilia, Italia), nella quale è stato studiato il movimento dei ballerini da un punti di vista geometrico. 

Torneremo spesso su questo argomento, assieme alla ricerca della Columbia University sulla valutazione di usare il Tango in talune affezioni psico-motorie.

Questo ballo esprime amore e passione ed è caratterizzato dalla “vicinanza dei ballerini”, dal “controllo dell’uomo” e dalla “seduzione della donna”. I ballerini eseguono le figure dalla vita in giù cercando un’interessante interazione tra di loro.

Questa interazione tra i partner è dettata dalla musica. I ballerini dovrebbero interpretarla mostrando la melodia attraverso il loro movimento. La bellezza del Tango nasce dall’osservare una coppia che balla, con una buona posizione, una buona estensione delle gambe, con i piedi che quasi sempre si accarezzano e accarezzano il pavimento, che si muove o si ferma all’interno delle note musicali, con un senso del ritmo che dovrebbe essere chiaro a coloro che guardano.

L’armonia della coppia deve essere percepita, dagli osservatori, come frutto di spontaneità e non come risultato di elaborazioni artificiose. Perché ciò avvenga la musica deve essere sentita e vissuta dai due partners come il ritmo di una passionalità interiore, autenticamente esplosiva ma pur sempre interpretata secondo i canoni della danza sportiva.

La musica e la passionalità del tango oltre che l’emozione legata alla presenza dell’uomo e della donna sono gli elementi primari utili al coinvolgimento dello spettatore attraverso un viaggio sensibile che lo induce ad “apprendere per imitazione”. L’evoluzione ha permesso che nel nostro cervello fosse presente un meccanismo imitativo in grado di reagire ai movimenti eseguiti da altri esseri umani e di copiarli, incamerandone lo schema motorio. In alcune aree cerebrali deputate al movimento alcuni neuroni (neuroni specchio) si attivano quando noi osserviamo gli altri compiere un movimento, anche quando non abbiamo nessuna intenzione di muoverci. Essi permettono di ripercorrere i movimenti appena visti, anche se non sono mai stati fatti, all’interno di sequenze motorie ben definite.

In the light of thousands of studies and researches done in the field of dance, such as research in the use of the Tango as a therapy for autism, depression and Parkinson's disease, we can say that never as in this case has a dance aroused so vast and deep interest. In this place we want to highlight a passage from the research work carried out by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Palermo (Sicily, Italy), in which has been investigated movement of the dancers from a geometrical point of view.

We will come back often on this topic, together with the research at Columbia University on the evaluation of the use Tango in certain psycho-motor disorders.

This dance expresses love and passion and is characterized by the "proximity of dancers ", the" human control "and the" seduction of women. " The dancers running the figures from the waist down looking for interesting interaction between them. 

This interaction between partners is dictated by the music. The dancers should show interprets the melody through their movement. The beauty of the Tango comes from observing a couple dancing, with a good location, good extension of the legs, feet which almost always fondle and caress the floor, moving or stops within musical notes, with a sense of rhythm that should be clear to those who look.

The harmony of the couple must be perceived by observers as the result of spontaneity and not as a result of artificial processing. For this to happen the Music has to be felt and lived by the two partners as the pace of an inner passion, truly explosive but still interpreted according to the canons of the dance sport. 

The music and the passion of the tango as well as the emotion related to the presence men and women are the primary elements useful to the involvement of sensitive viewer through a journey that leads him to "learn to imitate ". The evolution has allowed that in our brain, there was an imitative mechanism capable of reacting to the movements executed by other human beings and copying, copying the motor schema. In some brain areas to move some neurons (mirror neurons) are activated when we observe the others make a move, even when we have no intention of move. They allow to trace the movements just seen, though not They have never been made, within well-defined motor sequences.

(Continued) Tango Dictionary - Today letter D and E

D – tango, dictionary of terms

Dedo finger 

The finger of the tango dancer.

Derecha right 

The right side of the body or the dance.

Derecho upright 

To stand upright.

Despacio slowly 

A slowing of music or dance.

Desplazamiento displacement 

Same as sacada 

Dibujo sketch 

Same as Rulo 

Doble Tiempo double time 

Tango danced at twice the musical beat.

E – tango, dictionary of terms

Eight Count Basic

The basic step sequence - also known as the 8CB - is taught to beginner-level students:
1. lead backward R during follower forward L
2. lead side L during follower side R
3. lead forward R (outside R) during follower backward L
4. lead forward L during follower backward R
5. lead feet together (1/2 step) during follower cross L over R
6. lead forward L during follower backward R
7. lead side R during follower side L
8. lead closes his L to his R while follower closes her R to her L
Steps 1 through 3 (sometimes 1 through 5) are known as the salida. Steps 3 through 5 are known as 'walking the follower to the cross'. Steps 6 through 8 are known as resolución.

Eje axis 

The physical axis of the dancer, along which the posture and balance are formed. Both lead and follower have their own axis, though in certain styles of tango the axes may align into the one.

Elevada elevated 

Dancing without keeping the feet close to the floor. This was the style in the early 1900s when tango was danced on dirt surfaces and on cobble stone. When tango went to smooth surfaces, such as polished wood, dancers began to 'caress the floor'.

Embutido inlaid work 

A foot swinging behind other foot.

Enganche hook 

Same as gancho .

Enroscar corkscrew 

The man pivots on his supporting leg whilst his free leg is either held behind him, or is hooked onto his working leg. Generally performed as the follower executes a molinete.

Entrada entrance 

The man puts his leg between the woman's legs, without moving her or causing her to shift weight.

Entregar surrender 

Denotes that the follower has surrendered herself to the lead.

Espalda back 

The back of the dancer.

Espejo mirror 

Executed when the lead and follower do mirror image steps of each other.