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İSPANYOLCA |
İNGİLİZCE |
AÇIKLAMA |
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PAICAS |
GIRL |
A lunfardo word for girl. See mina, or pebeta.
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PALANCA |
LEVER |
leverage: Describes the subtle assisting of the lady by the leader
during jumps or lifts in stage tango. |
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PARADA (from parar) |
STOP |
To move and stop a partner's foot by pushing their foot with your
own. The man stops the lady, usually as she steps crossing back in
back ochos or molinete, with pressure inward at the
lady’s back and at her balance hand and with a slight downward thrust,
preventing further movement. When properly led the lady stops with
her feet extended apart, front and back, and her weight centered.
The man may extend his foot to touch her forward foot as an additional
cue and element of style or he may pivot and step back to mirror her
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PARALLEL FEET |
The natural condition when a couple dance in an embrace facing each
other, the man stepping on his left, the lady on her right foot, and
then the man stepping on his right, the lady on her left foot, regardless
of direction. The opposite of crossed feet. |
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PASADA |
PASS OVER |
Occurs when the man has stopped the lady with foot contact and leads
her to step forward over his extended foot. Used frequently at the
end of molinete or after a mordida. The lady may, at
her discretion, step over the man’s foot or trace her toe on the floor
around its front. Pasada provides the most common opportunity
for the lady to add adornos or firuletes of her own
and a considerate leader will give the lady time to perform if she
wishes. |
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PASO BASICO |
COMMON BASIC |
The base of many tango patterns. |
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PASOS |
STEPS |
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PATADA |
KICK |
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PAUSA |
PAUSE |
wait: Hold a position for two or more beats of music. See titubeo.
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PEBETA |
GIRL |
A lunfardo word for young woman or girl. See mina
or paicas. |
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PECHO |
CHEST |
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PESO |
WEIGHT |
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PICADOS |
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A flicking upward of the heel when turning or stepping forward.
Usually done as an advanced embellishment to ochos or when
walking forward. See Golpes. |
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PICARESQUE |
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1-Of or involving clever rogues or adventurers.
2-Of or relating to a genre of usually satiric prose fiction originating
in Spain and depicting in realistic, often humorous detail the adventures
of a roguish hero of low social degree living by his or her wits in
a corrupt society. |
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PIERNAS |
LEGS |
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PIE |
FOOT |
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PINTA |
APPEARENCE |
presentation: Includes clothes, grooming, posture, expression, and
manner of speaking and relating to the world. See bien parado. |
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PISTA |
DANCE FLOOR |
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PLANCHADORAS |
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The women who sit all night at the milongas without being asked
to dance. The main reason for that, is because they don't know how
to dance well enough. Yes, it may seem cruel but one of the many tango
lyrics actually says something like, "let them learn as a consequence
of sitting all night." |
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PLANEO |
PIVOT |
glide: Occurs when the man steps forward onto a foot, usually his
left, and pivots with the other leg trailing (gliding behind) as the
lady dances an additional step or two around him. May also occur when
the man stops the lady in mid stride with a slight downward lead and
dances around her while pivoting her on the supporting leg as her
extended leg either trails or leads. Can be done by either the man
or the lady. |
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PORTENO |
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(feminine; Porteña) An inhabitant of the port city of Buenos Aires.
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POSTURA |
POSTURE |
Correct posture for tango is erect and elegant with the shoulders
always over the hips and relaxed, and with the center carried forward
toward the dance partner over the toes and balls of the feet. See
derecho and eje. |
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PRACTICA |
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A practice session for tango dancers. |
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PROMENADE |
PROMENADE |
A march of all the guests at the opening of a ball.
from promener to lead, take for a walk, se promener to walk, from
L. prominare to drive forward or along; pro forward |
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POCKET |
Anytime the lead walks on outside of partner - either hip |
