[Tango-L] Posting & open discussion on Tango-

Keith keith at tangohk.com
Sat Feb 23 00:12:38 EST 2008


Sorry, below should read:

I always thought a Sacada was displacement of a leg or foot by 
the partner’s leg or foot, which can occur at any time and not 
just during turns.

Keith, HK


 On Sat Feb 23 12:56 , Keith  sent:

>Well, they say you learn something new everyday. I'm certainly 
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>not going to argue about what words mean because my Spanish is 
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>limited and my Lunfardo non-existent. But I like to use the correct 
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>terminology and I've never heard before that a Sacada must 
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>interrupt a turn. I always thought a Sacada was a displacement of 
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>any time and not just during turns. I checked this site, which I 
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>usually use to check terminology:
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> http://www.tejastango.com/terminology.html . 
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>Part of the definition of Entrada is ... 'without displacenment' and
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>the definition of Sacada makes no mention of interrupting a turn.
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>Is it wrong? I know this might not seem important but I think words
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>are important as they're the only means we have to say what we 
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>mean.
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>Keith, HK
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> On Sat Feb 23  9:14 , Nina Pesochinsky  sent:
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>>David,
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>>Yes, back entradas (some call them sacadas, but technically that is 
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>>not correct because sacadas interrupt a turn, and these do not) 
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