Week 4: 9 March 2021 We started with practicing the 'connection walk' exercise We then reviewed, refined and linked all moves from previous weeks:
Although we did an end of lesson display it appears not to be on my phone! Apologies for this. Week 3: 2 March 2021 Started with exercises from Week 2 and review of moves from Weeks 1 and 2.Introduced Closed Side Salida: Follower's back step crossing leader 90 degree turn + rebound steps to Left and Right of Leader: Week 2: 23 February 2021 Connection walking exercise in pairs with arms extended. Reviewed Week 1 moves Introduced Closed Side Salida with Follower's Back Step Crossing Leader + 90 degree turn: Week 1: 16 February 2021 - Ending with Parallel Cross - Ending with Giro to Right - Ending with Forward Ocho and Parada to Left: Here's some notes and resources from previous terms that you may find useful as a refresher... Tango Music - for practising Spotify Check out Sophia's Spotify lists: Tango (Trad) Best for practicing musicality - walking to single, double and half time. Tango (Neo) contemporary songs (good for practicing technique) Link to 250 songs The following link will download a 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: 250 songs download This link goes to a zip file (little less than a 1 GB file). Here's a link to help you better understand tango music for dancing. Good habits for tango dancers
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