3389  8 count salida

Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:24:44 -0800
From: Fred Herman & Mary Menz <hermenz@AINET.COM>
Subject: 8 count salida

>The problem I see with calling the 8 count basic an "8 count salida"
>is that the resolution (ie. close) is also part of the whole
>pattern, so the "8-count salida" could just as well be the "8-count
>close."

Good luck on your essay.
Mary of Modesto

>I'm writing a short piece about different salidas for
>a tango presentation, and would like to refer to the
>8CB as an "8-count salida". This seems accurate and
>would discourage the notion that it is THE basic step
>of tango. How does that sound?
>
>Technically, a salida is simply an entry onto the
>dance floor, correct?
>
>I have the impression that the cross-foot salida is
>actually the more common salida in B.A.
>
>Thanks,
>Trini de Pittsburgh
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