The ‘basic salida’ is a particular sequence of eight steps which is often used as an introduction to tango. The word ‘salida’ can literally mean ‘exit’, but there is a broader conceptual meaning which is ‘an opening/ starting point, or a solution, or opportunity to discover tango’.
Sanduichito
‘Sanduichito’ – noun, is a Spanish appropriation of the English word ‘Sandwich’.
‘Sanduich’ is sometimes used, but Latin Americans often add the diminutive ‘Ito’, meaning little, on to the end of words to make them more gentle or familiar.
In Argentine Tango the concept is obvious. One partner sandwiches a foot of the other partner between two feet. The action can be done at a speed suitable to the couple’s musical interpretation, and may include a ‘Parada’, a stop.