Here are the new moves and combinations introduced each week. Happy practicing! This course focuses on Vals and Milonga Week 6: August 8 Milonga Part 3 of 4We introduced 'The Follower is the Metronome' exercise to improve musicality for dancing milonga. It is vitally important that the follower takes some ownership of the music and does not rely on the leader to lead her into the music. Followers, when you focus on the beat (baseline 1-2-1-2 etc) and on your connection with your partner your free leg will know where to go next. Similarly, the leader needs to focus on the beat and the follower's free leg. No new moves were introduced due to the focus on musicality and connection. Here's an improvisation from previous term using simple moves with which you are already familiar. Week 6: August 1 Milonga Part 2 of 4 Turning Step to the Right Week 5: July 25 Milonga Part 1 of 4 Milonga Lisa and Traspié using the C-Step with Back Step: Week 4: July 18 Vals Part 4 of 4 The theme was linking moves from previous weeks noting that Vals suits Giros and double time moves. Simple Giro to Right - Ocho Cortado - Giro to Left from Closed Side - Double Parallel Cross: We have not uploaded video for Simple Giro to Left x 2 as we'd like to discuss a better way of doing this (for navigation) in Week 5 and will fit in before we start Milonga. Week 3: July 11 Vals Part 3 of 4 Simple Giro to Left: Simple Giro to Right with Retraced Ocho Cortado: Closed Side Giro to Left: Week 2: July 4 Reviewed Giro to Left with Leader's Back and Front Crosses: Week 1: June 27 Vals Part 1 of 4Cross System Cross Giro to Right with Leader's Back Cross then Front Cross Videos will be uploaded shortly Here are videos from other terms: For Cross System Cross: For Giro to Left from Cross System Cross. The difference here is that the leader back crosses (instead of front crosses) when follower does back step in Giro: 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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