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TANGO TERİMLERİ
| İSPANYOLCA | İNGİLİZCE | AÇIKLAMA | |
| OCHOS | EIGHTS | Very basic figure, the feet of the follower mark an 8 on the floor | |
| OCHO CORTADO | CUT EIGHT | Happens when an molinete or an ocho-like movement is stopped and sent back upon itself. Typical in club style where many such brakes are used to avoid collisions | |
| OCHO DEFRENTE OCHO ADELANTE |
FRONT EIGHT | Forward eights | |
| OCHO PARA ATRAS | BACK EIGHT | Backward eights | |
| OCHOS EN ESPEJO | Ochos in the mirror: The man and the lady execute forward or back ochos simultaneously, mirroring each others movement. | ||
| ORILLERO | Outskirts; suburban. | ||
| ORILLERO STYLE | The style of dance which is danced in the suburbs, characterized by the man doing many quick syncopated foot moves and even jumps. See seguidillas. | ||
| ORQUESTA | ORCHESTRA | A large tango band like those of the “Golden Age” of tango frequently referred to as “Orquesta Tipica.” | |
| OTRA VEZ | Another time; repeat; do again. | ||
| OPEN/CLOSE | Refers to the arms and hands while in dance position. The "open" position is the lead's left hand and the follower's right hand. The "closed" position is the lead's left arm and hand and the follower's right arm and hand. |
Pronunciation Key:
In Buenos Aires ‘ll’ or ’y’ is pronounced ‘zh’, almost an English
‘j’;
a ‘qu’ sounds like the ‘c’ in cat;
a ‘z’ is pronounced like ‘s’;
and a Spanish ‘j’ is a hard, throaty ‘h’ sound.