This series will develop the techniques required to dance comfortably in close embrace. It is suitable for beginners and for those with some experience who are new to close embrace.
Ochos and Turns
This class will continue to develop dancing in crossed feet. Back ochos are the most common way to walk in crossed feet, however they are not the only options. We will look at other ways to walk in crossed feet. We will also develop some classic turns as we transition from crossed feet to parallel feet.
More Suspension and Release
This class will continue to explore the transitions to moments of suspension and the release into movement from moments of pause. We find that rather than pausing we actually slow down and take more time with an already familiar movement creating a whole new feeling. These tricks work great with the melodic music of the later 40’s, and as we will find they also work great with the rhythmic music of the same period.
This series will develop the techniques required to dance comfortably in close embrace. It is suitable for beginners and for those with some experience who are new to close embrace.
Walking in Crossed Feet
Crossed feet is the ‘other’ way of walking in tango, and is a very important element of the dance. The signature movement in crossed feet is the back ocho. A lovely movement by itself the back ocho also opens the door to a number of nice turns.
Great Orchestras of the Golden Age
The music of the late 40s is in my opinion the peak of tango music for dancing. There was innovation going on everywhere, vocalists were finding new styles, orchestras were changing the balance between rhythm and melody. The music sometimes looked back to its history, but the push was ever forward. We will explore this music with the dance and see how we might change our dance to fit the orchestra and the music.
This series will develop the techniques required to dance comfortably in close embrace. It is suitable for beginners and for those with some experience who are new to close embrace.
Walking in Crossed Feet
Crossed feet is the ‘other’ way of walking in tango, and is a very important element of the dance. The signature movement in crossed feet is the back ocho. A lovely movement by itself the back ocho also opens the door to a number of nice turns.
Great Orchestras of the Golden Age
The music of the late 40s is in my opinion the peak of tango music for dancing. There was innovation going on everywhere, vocalists were finding new styles, orchestras were changing the balance between rhythm and melody. The music sometimes looked back to its history, but the push was ever forward. We will explore this music with the dance and see how we might change our dance to fit the orchestra and the music.
This series will develop the techniques required to dance comfortably in close embrace. It is suitable for beginners and for those with some experience who are new to close embrace.