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Barridas

Alex Krebs taught us something about barridas as part of a workshp on tango illusions in Cambridge in July 2001.

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Lateral Barrida:

    
    Start from a side step

Leader interposes free foot against side of follower’s balancing foot

Follower’s free foot closes against leader’s foot to form mordita

Leader’s foot now leads/follows follower’s free foot out laterally

Repeat at will - one, two, maybe three, never four
 

Rotary Barrida:

    
    Start from a side step

Lead a backward step and keep turning (start of giro) so follower turns around leader

leader and follower are parallel side by side follower facing forward, leader back

Leader interposes free foot against side of follower’s trailing (forward) foot

Leader’s foot now leads/follows follower’s free foot out laterally

Repeat at will - one, two, maybe three, never four
 

Continuous:

    
    use barrida to form the side step of alternate backward and side step giro
     

 

 
       
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