[Tango-L] Barridas, sweeps, drags, etc

[Sergey Kazachenko]

Speaking of barridas, sweeps and drags...
How do Argentinians define the difference between a barrida and an arrastre?
I've heard one teacher saying that an arrastre is when the foot goes
linear past the lady's standing foot, while a barrida is when the
swept foot goes around the lady who is pivoting on the standing foot.
However, most others show the linear move and call it a barrida.

Sergey
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