[Tango-L] Corte, what is it? %)

[Bruno Romero]

Bruno wrote:
"One meaning for Pique:
Paso Pique (Pique Step)
Pique: to sink in (as sink in with your body)"

Igor Polk wrote:

I guess during this "sink" a man's leg is stretched and directed forward
like a "Pique"?

Does it mean that Pique can be done without rebound? Just moving forward?

Answer:

There is no rebound per say imagine a person walking with a slight limp.

Nicanor shows that if you want move forward:

Three steps are involved.

1. The Paso Pique Acompasado (acompasado means with cadence) with one step
forward.

2. Step number 1 above is followed by two natural walking steps.

3. Step back without adornment with the foot that stepped with the Paso
Pique Acompasado, and

4. One step forward without adornment of the opposite foot.

The overall result will be a man walking with slight gait.

Paso Pique Acompasado: sinking in with the front of the foot first followed
simultaneously by raising the heel slightly off the floor with the opposite
foot. Once the foot is moved forward the sinking in with let's say the left
foot and the raising of the heel of the right foot is done in place. The
timing of the step Pique Acompasado for each left and right foot it is one
musical measure.

The cadence or compass is in the sinking in with the front part of the shoe
followed simultaneously with the rising of the heel of the opposite foot.

Cheers, 

Bruno