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MadamSamba
03-19-2004, 07:56 PM
I saw a blood-curdling gancho accident a few days ago...the poor guy was in erm... a wee bit of pain and the girl, who was wearing some rather sharp shoes, was more than a little embarrassed. I'm now officially terrified to try ganchos again.

Have you ever witnessed a bad gancho or, worse still, been at the receiving end of one?
DanceMentor
03-19-2004, 11:42 PM
(knock on wood) I don't think I have ever been injured. The only problem I sometimes have is I try to lead them and my partner doesn't always know what I'm doing.
Bronzestudent
03-20-2004, 01:17 AM
For my own safety, I must ask:

What is a "Gancho" move?

Maybe I'm not the only one with this question
lily
03-20-2004, 04:49 AM
For my own safety, I must ask:

What is a "Gancho" move?

Maybe I'm not the only one with this question

You're not! Please, what is a Gancho move? :?: :shock: :D
MadamSamba
03-20-2004, 07:57 AM
BronzeStudent and Lily, sorry! :) A gancho, otherwise known as a hook, is a back kick, which is lead by the leader when he's in open stance. It's probably the one move that most non Argentine Tango dancers would associate with the dance.
MadamSamba
03-20-2004, 07:59 AM
Oh, DM, I know what you mean. When I started AT, I never realised a gancho had to be lead and I'd go hell for leather dropping ganchos in wherever I could...it wasn't pretty! :)

Mind you, you're not the only one who it seems to happen to...the other day I heard some guy say "gancho, do a gancho" to the gal he was dancing with...it was the straightest lead I could imagine! :)
lily
03-20-2004, 08:06 AM
BronzeStudent and Lily, sorry! :) A gancho, otherwise known as a hook, is a back kick, which is lead by the leader when he's in open stance. It's probably the one move that most non Argentine Tango dancers would associate with the dance.

Ok, thanks. Yup, I can see how that could indeed do some damage if done at the wrong time :shock:

Out of curiosity, does anyone know why this move is called a gancho? What does the word mean? Thanks!
Shamby
03-20-2004, 08:09 AM
Lily I think it probably means hook but according to my research it also means eyeglasses in the Okinawa dialect of Japanese.

That didn't help did it? :)
lily
03-20-2004, 08:45 AM
Well Shamby, I guess glasses do hook over the ears!!! :doh:
MadamSamba
03-20-2004, 08:47 AM
Good one, Lily! :lol:
bordertangoman
03-21-2004, 01:16 PM
I saw a blood-curdling gancho accident a few days ago...the poor guy was in erm... a wee bit of pain and the girl, who was wearing some rather sharp shoes, was more than a little embarrassed. I'm now officially terrified to try ganchos again.

Have you ever witnessed a bad gancho or, worse still, been at the receiving end of one?

Was the guy her partner or an innocent bystander.

Ganchos are the tango equivalent of Boadicea and her chariot with blades attached to the wheels.
to ensure maximum damage they should be carried out on crowded dance floor with the sharpest stilettos possible, made of stainless steel (allows for easy removal of blood stains)
To inflict damage to your partner:
put in the gancho when he's not expecting it,
if he does lead it pull your thigh upward as you bend your knee; this stands a good chance of making contact with some part of the anatomy.

There is a move if you have the reflexes of Jacky Chan to block the ladies foot before it leaves the ground. I have used it once or twice when another couple came into the danger zone.
DWise1
03-21-2004, 02:56 PM
BronzeStudent and Lily, sorry! :) A gancho, otherwise known as a hook, is a back kick, which is lead by the leader when he's in open stance. It's probably the one move that most non Argentine Tango dancers would associate with the dance.

Ok, thanks. Yup, I can see how that could indeed do some damage if done at the wrong time :shock:

Out of curiosity, does anyone know why this move is called a gancho? What does the word mean? Thanks!
Our Diccionario Larousse del Espaņol Moderno says that a gancho is a curved instrument with a point for hanging or connecting. It also says that figuratively it means that a woman is attractive (tener gancho, which our Cassell's says means having a way with men -- hooking them before reeling them in, I guess).
lily
03-21-2004, 03:18 PM
Good one, Lily! :lol:

thanks :D
lily
03-21-2004, 03:28 PM
Out of curiosity, does anyone know why this move is called a gancho? What does the word mean? Thanks!
Our Diccionario Larousse del Espaņol Moderno says that a gancho is a curved instrument with a point for hanging or connecting. It also says that figuratively it means that a woman is attractive (tener gancho, which our Cassell's says means having a way with men -- hooking them before reeling them in, I guess).

Thanks DWise1, that makes sense, although the eyeglasses theory was fun :lol: I find the origins of words interesting and as I don't speak any Spanish I was lost there!
pygmalion
03-21-2004, 08:22 PM
Hmmm. Time fopr me to learn to use the word gancho on its own. :wink: I'm very good at hooking, etc. LOL.
bordertangoman
03-22-2004, 03:59 AM
Hmmm. Time fopr me to learn to use the word gancho on its own. :wink: I'm very good at hooking, etc. LOL.

Jenn, Do you see yourself as a siren then?
pygmalion
03-22-2004, 07:43 AM
I'd better not answer on the grounds of possible self incrimination. :wink: :lol: