Literally it means ‘Half moon’ or semicircle. In tango dancing, a semicircle or half giro. Often starting with a ‘back’ step, followed by a ‘side’ step, then a ‘forward’ step; which can easily be ‘resolved’ or finished with a second half to that last ‘forward Ocho’.
Molinete
Molinete – means little mill in Spanish in tango it means to dance an action created by acting like a mill. See also ‘Calesita’.