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Week 7: Starting July 10 We continued refining the Sandwich and introduced the move of Parada and gave the followers an ornament while in the Parada. Parada means 'Stop' in Spanish. The Sandwich already has two Paradas. The optional third Parada is entered from the Forward Ocho which concludes the Sandwich. The ornament shown in Week 7 is the the final one in the video. We also spent some time on walking technique, stressing the importance of being fully on your axis (balance line to the floor) before pushing off into the next step - whether stepping forward or back. Before pushing into the next step you need to have 100% of your weight on your standing leg. Week 6: Starting July 3 We continued working on the Sandwich and introduced the concept of navigation and floor craft. Overtaking was discouraged! As the Sandwich ends facing against the line of traffic we suggested repeating it to end facing the line of traffic. Week 5: starting June 26 We continued to work on the Sandwich, and then improvise the lead of that from Backward Ochos. Please note that classes on July 5 and 12 at Bondi will NOT be at the School of Arts as the hall is unavailable over school holidays. We have a choice of the Hugh Bamford Hall in North Bondi and hall at the Bondi Pavilion. Will confirm with you shortly which venue we will be at for those weeks. Week 4: starting June 19
Home Play
Suggested reading: Week 3: Week starting June 12 We continued with Ochos focusing on Backward Ochos and added a resolution of forward and side step (to the right) Home Play Practice disassociation with this exercise: Week 2: Week starting June 5 1) Continuation and refinement from Week 1 with:
2) Introduction to the 4/4 rhythm of tango - in single time we step on the '1' and '3' 3) Introduction of forward and back Ochos (in front of the leader). Unfortunately the back ocho video does not show the upper body which is an important part of the lead. You can see the upper body lead better in the following video: To give you an overview of what we cover in Levels 1 & 2 here's our improvised displays in Week 1 to 'Sin Palabras' by Osvaldo Pugliese. In these displays we link all the moves covered in our beginners series. In at least the first half of each display there are no other moves used. @ North Sydney with Pablito: @ Bondi with David Wong: Homework: Same as Week 1 - the 'Lapiz Walk': Week 1: Week starting May 29 Introduction to walking and connecting (synchronising) with your partner. Here's a move to practice synchronising with your partner: 'Forward-Side Step': Tango Music - for practicing You can find tango music on Spotify (check out one of our student's playlists ('beltrancn'). I recommend the following album on Spotify: 'Serie de Oro' by Carlos di Sarli. This album has good songs for practicing. Avoid the last song 'Tu Palida Voz' as it's a vals. The following link will download a fabulous collection of 250 of the most popular songs (tango, vals and milonga) played in milongas around the world! Focus for now only on the tangos. Also focus on instrumental songs as opposed to vocals as these are easier to find the beat. Di Sarli is one of the better orchestras to start with. http://www.muraterdemsel.com/250TANGO.zip This link goes to a zip file. It's a little less than a 1 GB file. Here's a link to help you better understand tango music for dancing. Homework: Here's a preview of what we're introducing in Week 2 - the 'Lapiz Walk'. Please practice this at home regularly. It will help you to improve your balance and remove tension in your free leg. A good song to practice this to is 'Cara Sucia' by Di Sarli. |