▁forward , ▁but ▁pull ▁their ▁upper ▁body ▁away ▁and ▁sh y ly ▁look ▁over ▁their ▁left ▁shoulder ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁led ▁into ▁a ▁" cor te ". ▁ ▁In ▁t ango ▁from ▁the ▁River ▁Pl ate ▁region , ▁the ▁open ▁position , ▁the ▁legs ▁may ▁be ▁inter tw ined ▁and ▁hook ed ▁together , ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁Pul po ▁( the ▁Oct opus ). ▁In ▁Pul po ' s ▁style , ▁these ▁hook s ▁are ▁not ▁sharp , ▁but ▁smooth ▁gan chos . ▁ ▁In ▁T ango ▁from ▁the ▁River ▁Pl ata , ▁Uruguay ▁and ▁Argentina , ▁the ▁ball ▁or ▁toe ▁of ▁the ▁foot ▁may ▁be ▁placed ▁first . ▁Alternatively , ▁the ▁dan cer ▁may ▁take ▁the ▁floor ▁with ▁the ▁entire ▁foot ▁in ▁a ▁cat - like ▁manner . ▁In ▁the ▁International ▁style ▁of ▁T ango , ▁" heel ▁leads " ▁( ste pping ▁first ▁onto ▁the ▁he el , ▁then ▁the ▁whole ▁foot ) ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁forward ▁steps . ▁ ▁Ball room ▁t ango ▁steps ▁stay ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁floor , ▁while ▁the ▁River ▁Pl ata ▁T ango ▁( U ruguay an ▁and ▁Argent ine ) ▁includes ▁moves ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁bo le o ▁( allow ing ▁momentum ▁to ▁carry ▁one ' s ▁leg ▁into ▁the ▁air ) ▁and ▁gan cho ▁( ho oking ▁one ' s ▁leg ▁around ▁one ' s ▁partner ' s ▁leg ▁or ▁body ) ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁feet ▁travel ▁off ▁the ▁ground . ▁Both ▁Uruguay an ▁and ▁Argent ine ▁t ango ▁features ▁other ▁voc ab