The molinete translates from the Spanish to windlass or windmill. I've also heard is called carousel, the code of the turn, giro, and 'the lady's turn.' Both leaders and follows can perform the molinete, and it is the follower who performs the molinete most frequently. It is a piece of vocabulary that smiply needs to be memorized by followers and leaders. Followers because they do it so often and leaders because there are so many other elements which use the molinete as an entrance.
An example of a beautiful couple dancing the molinete and using it in a variety of ways is shown in the YouTube video of Osvaldo Zotto and Lorena Ermocida dancing to "Naranjo En Flor". A series molinetes starts at about 0:59. Lorena does beautiful moninetes, and I love the precision, passion, and musicality of their dancing. Enjoy.
