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    ARGENTINE TANGO SYLLABUS

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    Section 8: 
    Concepts of Turns & Rotations

    Concepts are defined as abstract ideas or general notions that occur in the mind, during or before the execution of a movement.They are understood to be the fundamental building blocks of thoughts and beliefs. They play an important role in all aspects of cognition. At the end they have to be forgotten.

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    Glossary
    Turns
    1. Right Turn - Natural Movement
    2. Left Turn - Reverse Movement
    3. Spin Turning
    4. General Pivot
    5. Traveling Pivot
    6. Stationary Pivot
    7. Heel Pivot
    8. Heel Close
    9. Heel Pull
    10. Heel Turn
    Rotations
    11. Foot Swivel
    12. Molinetes
    13. Giro Caminando
    14. Lapices
    15. Enrosques - Desenrosques
    16. Rulos
    17. Agujas - Horquillas
    18. Medio Giro - Destorcimientos
    19. Atornillos
    20. Intrusiones - Planeos
    Turns
    1. Right Turn - Natural Movement
    2. Left Turn - Reverse Movement
    3. Spin Turning
    4. General Pivot
    5. Traveling Pivot
    6. Stationary Pivot
    7. Heel Pivot
    8. Heel Close
    9. Heel Pull
    10. Heel Turn
    Rotations
    11. Foot Swivel
    12. Molinetes
    13. Giro Caminando
    14. Lapices
    15. Enrosques - Desenrosques
    16. Rulos
    17. Agujas - Horquillas
    18. Medio Giro - Destorcimientos
    19. Atornillos
    20. Intrusiones - Planeos
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