[Tango-L] Corte & quebrada
TangoDC.com
spatz at tangoDC.com
Mon Jul 3 14:43:45 EDT 2006
Dear listees,
This discussion of the corte has been somewhat interesting, and I'm
wondering if anyone with a deep knowledge of tango tradition (Sergio
perhaps? Manuel?) can explain the difference between "corte" and
"quebrada." My hunch is that the first is a general term for any frozen
step, whether it's done with a similar event in the music or not;
whereas "quebrada" refers more to some kind of break both in the dance
and the embrace-- a more stylized pose, perhaps.
Can anyone clarify?
Thanks,
Jake Spatz
Washington, DC
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