Level 3/4

July- September 2024

Events

SoTango Practilongas

Our Practilongas are especially designed to help you build up skills and confidence for dancing tango socially (at milongas). They're not to be missed if you want to take your tango to the next level and it's included in your course rate.  The next is on Saturday 7 September from  2 - 5pm in North Sydney.  

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Tango Music - for practicing 

Spotify 

Check out Sophia's Spotify lists:

Vals (Trad)

Milonga (Trad)

Milonga (Alternative) 

Tango (Trad) Best for practicing musicality - walking to single, double and half time.

Tango (Alternative) contemporary songs (good for practicing technique)

Link to 250 songs

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!

http://www.muraterdemsel.com/250TANGO.zip 

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

Welcome to a new term! This term we'll focus on Milonga and Vals. For more details go here.

Lesson 7 : Monday 2 September 2024

In Week 7 we reviewed Milonga and Vals - with a focus on the following moves:

Lesson 6: Monday 26 August 2024

Lesson 3 of 3 on Vals:

In Week 6 we applied Ocho Cortado to Vals rhythm. This is a move we have previously covered in Level 34:

Please see Lesson 4 as a video for Travelling Back Ochos to Vals has just been added.

Next week is our final lesson for this term and we will review Milonga and Vals.

Lesson 5: Monday 19 August 2024

Lesson 2 of 3 on Vals:

In Week 5 we applied the Giro to Left from Cross System Cross to Vals rhythm. This is a move we have previously covered in Level 34:

Lesson 4: Monday 12 August 2024

Lesson 1 of 3 on Vals:

In Week 4 we introduced the timing for Vals and the following moves:

1) Double Parallel Cross 

2) Travelling Back Ochos

We don't have a video of the Travelling Back Ochos resolved to Cross System Cross to Vals Music. Will upload one shortly. In the meantime, here is the move to Tango music...

Lesson 3: Monday 5 August 2024

Lesson 3 of 3 on Milonga:

In Lesson 3  we introduced the  Cuna (Spanish for Cradle):

and here is an improvisation using all moves covered in the 3 lessons on Milonga...

Can't wait to start on Vals next week!

Lesson 2: Monday 29 July 2024

Lesson 2 of 3 on Milonga:

In Lesson 2 we introduced the Turning Step to the Right:

Lesson 1: Monday 22 July 2024

Lesson 1 of 3 on Milonga:

In Lesson 1 we introduced Milonga Lisa (single time) and Traspié  (double time). 

The moves covered:

See videos below for these moves:

Music for dancing Milonga

Go here for Sophia's Spotify list of Milongas:  Milonga (Trad and Milonga (Alternative) 

If you don't use Spotify here are some songs to Youtube:

By Fransisco Canaro:

By Juan D'Arienzo:

Silueta Portena

By Fransico Lomuto:

Milonga SoFeliz

A table is always reserved for the SoFam at Milonga SoFeliz which is on the 4th Saturday of each month in Surry Hills.  We'd love you join us!  Our next one is on 24 August from 8pm to late.

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