traspie

[will35]

Has anybody ever noticed the similarity in both the words and technique of the traspie and the strathspey? Is there something to it? Where did they both come from? I cannot find a serviceable dictionary anywhere.

[DanceMentor]

It's rare that I see dance terms on this board that I have never encountered before. I hope you will say more, because I have no idea what these mean.

[pygmalion]

I found strathspey on dictionary.com. A Scottish reel dance, it said. But traspie, no luck. Please share what you know, will35! :D

[DanceMentor]

Also looks like it could be the same word with alternate spellings.

[will35]

Traspie is Spanish. It obviously comes from tras ("behind", sometimes sort of "through", ex. tras una larga carrera, "throughout a long career") and pie (foot). It's a little syncopation we use in milonga a lot and in tango some. Some people put one foot behind the other and turn a step into two steps. I suppose the triple steps I have seen people do could be called traspie too.