Level 3/4

July- September 2024

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:

• Travelling Back Ochos

• Double Cross

• Ocho Cortado

• Cuna

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:

• The Box Step which is the C-Step ending with Leader's back step (right leg)

• Double time Parallel Cross

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:

• Milonga Sentimental

• Milonga Brava

• Milonga del 900

• El Torito

By Juan D'Arienzo:

Silueta Portena

• Milonga Vieja Milonga

• De Pura Cepa

By Fransico Lomuto:

• Que Tiempo Aquel