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2. Milonga (dance) - Wikipedia

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   There are different styles of milonga: milonga lisa (simple milonga), in which the dancer steps on every beat of the music; and milonga con traspié, in which the dancer uses traspiés or contrapasos (changes of weight from one foot to the other and back again in double time or three steps in two beats) to interpret the music. The beat of ...

3. Practica (event) - Wikipedia

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   A trainer may also circulate among the dancers to make corrections in a dancer's form or answer questions. This may be called a guided práctica. Although a Milonga is also an event for dancing Argentine tango, there are several differences: Dancers go to the milonga to socialise, so dress code is more formal or party-like.

4. Milonguero style - Wikipedia

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   Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne. Milonguero-style tango, also known as estilo milonguero (in Buenos Aires, known by name Estilo del centro because it originates from downtown milongas where dance floors were crowded) or apilado (piled up, stacked), is a close-embrace style of social tango dancing in which the focus is inward and the leg and arm movements are kept small. [4]

5. Milonguero - Wikipedia

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   The term was used from the 1870s to mark a man who spent much of his time dancing tango of any style. [1] Since the early 20th century the term referred to a man immersed in the tango culture specific to Buenos Aires. A milonguero frequented dance halls, dancing to the music of tango, milonga and vals. Such a man was "raised and groomed on ...

6. Milonga (dance event) - Wikipedia

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   Milonga with live music. Milonga is an event where Argentine tango is danced. The venue dedicated to milongas may also be called "milonga". People who frequently go to milongas may be called milongueros. The music played is mainly tango, vals and milonga. Most milongas are held on a regular basis (usually weekly), and they often begin with ...

7. Alejandro Laguna - Wikipedia

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   This led Laguna to deepen the connection between Fado and Tango by regularly inviting renowned Fado artists to perform live at the Milonga d'A Barraca. These musicians spoke of "the pleasant feeling of playing while watching the dance and listening to the rhythmic shuffling of the feet". [ 1 ]

8. Figures of Argentine tango - Wikipedia

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   In Argentine tango, the leader can change his weight from one foot to another while the follower's weight remains unchanged; this is the simplest method of changing from parallel system to cross system or vice versa. By contrast in ballroom tango, a weight change by one partner leads to an automatic weight change by the other.

9. Murphy Oil Soap - Wikipedia

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   Murphy Oil Soap is an American brand of cleaning product that is manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive. [1] In 1910, Jeremiah Murphy, director of the Phoenix Oil Company, bought the formula for Murphy Oil Soap from a recent immigrant from Germany. The soap, with its potassium vegetable oil base, and no phosphates, proved to be very popular in Ohio.