Week 7 starting March 18, 2019 A lot covered this week! We focused on:
Note: Although this video is demonstrating Vals the same move can be used for Tango
Week 6 starting March 11, 2019 Reviewed
Practiced: Ocho technique Week 5 starting March 4, 2019 Reviewed moves from previous weeks:
Introduced: How to end turns to the right with Ocho Cortado: Week 4 starting February 25, 2019 Reviewed moves starting from Follower's side step with Left Leg to Leader's Right side:
Introduced Ocho Cortado entered from Salida. This move is also to the Leader's Right but involves Follower's Forward Cross step with Right leg. This is the most usual way for Follower's to step around the Leader's Right side. For this reason, if the Short Cross is not led by starting with an immediate pivot of the Follower's Right foot she is likely to quickly change weight to her Left leg and move forward with her Right leg as in this move of Ocho Cortado. The first example of Ocho Cortado variations in the following video is entered from Salida. Here's the Ocho Cortado in more detail, here led from the Parallel Cross: This particular example is danced to milonga music - the rebounds suit milonga songs and punchy tangos: Here's how to fit your Ocho Cortados to melodic and rhythmic music: Week 3 starting February 18, 2019 New move: First step of 'Short Cross' (Follower's side step with Left leg) led to Giro to Right. In other words interrupting the Short Cross to lead a Giro:Week 2 starting February 11, 2019
Introduced 'standing start' Parallel Cross: |