[Tango-L] Molinetes

[lgmoseley@aol.com]

  I had understood that 
 
 1. A giro used the basic combination of forward-side-behind-side, although not always in that order. For example, you can have side-behind-side-forward, and so on. The important point is that on the behind step the lady swivels away from the man, and if necessary the man will lead just that
 
 2. By contrast, the molinete involves the lady in walking round the man with no such swivel away from the man i.e. forward-forward-forward-forward, albeit on a circular track. It certainly feels like a pepper mill in action, which fits with the name.
 
 Both can be done at a variety of speeds and with a variety of rhythms.
 
 Is that just a local distinction which we draw here in the Forest, or is it a widely shared one? They are clearly very different figures and have very different characters and 'feels'.
 
 Brazos
 
 Laurence Moseley
    
 -----Original Message-----
 From: dnovitz at lavidacondeby.com
 To: tango-l at mit.edu
 Sent: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 4.43PM
 Subject: [Tango-L] Molinetes
 
  Well Miles, because here in Buenos Aires we call them giros...not 

molinetes.  The teachers here teach 3 steps - caminata, giros, ochos.





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