TangoGreece Festival 2008 Corfu island---Greece

[milongfan]

pareja inigualable!!!

[otrotango]

Thank you Mr. Henry, for your detailed explanation.

I think "sandwiche" is a more common name right? ... it's the first time i heard the name "mordida", are they the same? ...

For Quebrada, from your hint on video 0:22, it's a break ending with a voleo, but for 0:37 it's ending with just a quick ocho ... but both are having a break in the direction and a downward accent, so, can i take it as any movements with break of energy ending with a downward accent are called "quebrada"? ...

[Henry124]

-About quebrada im not sure... I just pointed 0:22 and 0:37 because the lady has body and hips rotated in opposition, and they kept doing that move...

But 0:10 and 0:27 are also quebradas (accordingly to the description i posted).

Maybe even poses and falls may be called quebradas...

Quebrada is much more than break of energy with downward accent, but i guess you can take this combo as a quebrada...

Maybe who attended to the class can help us ;)

[Henry124]

Mordida — From "morder": to bite; the little bite: One partner's foot is sandwiched or trapped between the other partner's feet. If the other partner's feet are also crossed it may be referred to as Reverse Mordida. Sometimes called Sandwiche or Sanguchito.

(ex: on video 0:06, 0:45, ...)

[otrotango]

Thank you for posting such a nice demonstration ... but can anyone please explain what is quebrada y mordida? Is it the name of the movement or a kind of concept behind?

[Henry124]

Quebrada — Break; broken: A position where the lady stands on one foot with the other foot hanging relaxed behind the supporting foot. Sometimes seen with the lady hanging with most of her weight against the man. Also a position in which the dancer's upper body and hips are rotated in opposition to each other with the working leg flexed inward creating a broken dance line.

(ex: on video 0:22, 0:37, ...)