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Steps: argentine tango |
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2 couples line dance |
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Our sailor has been far away and tangoed in the good
air (
We dance for the pleasure so you are free to select a
relaxed informal hold etc.
Start: all
couples stand in the line of dance (lod) after one another: Lady (L) to the
right of Gent (G). Every second couple turn around so 2 couples face one
another: in the big lod circle in the ballroom (or in a long straight line). L
stands to the right of her G and faces her corner G = the opposite G. At the
end of the dance G+L has moved forward to face a new couple.
The dance
consists of 4 parts: circle, couple dance with corner, chain, couple dance with
partner:
1 circle of the 2 couples, clockwise,
walking steps or tango steps
2a couple dance with corner: promenade the
square around anticlockwise
2b tango with corner to L place (basic steps
and rock steps (=corté)
3 short chain: with corner and partner
4 Tango with partner: fan on sideline,
then tango to opposite place, ready to circle with a new couple
bar no
1-6 Circle of the 2 couples,
clockwise, walking steps or tango steps. 1 round for G, a little less for L,
so:
7-8 In the last tango step in the
circle G turns left to face corner L with close hold, G his back towards centre
ready to promenade tango from G place anticlockwise in the square.
9-14 G1+L2 and G2+L1: promenade tango: along
G side, along right side, along L side.
15-16 Promenade tango along the last side includes
a 180º right turn, ready for:
9-12 1 basic tango clockwise in the
square towards L’s place, and here a rock figure (=corté).
13-18 Chain with 2 tango steps to own
partner, L small steps, in place on sideline corner ready for:
19-20 Tango (own partner) out to the
middle of the side line with open fan facing the opposite couple.
21-22 Close
the fan.
23-26 2 basic steps or promenade to reach the
originally opposite place facing a new couple, ready to walk the circle with
them.
Argentine tango basic
steps, basic dance figure:
We count 1, 2 in a bar, and 2 bars gives the basic
figure:
1
2 1 &
2
slow
slow quick quick slow
G: left right left right left foot
forward forward forward side close without receiving weight
L
follows G, so L steps backwards on rf in close hold etc.
Basic steps in circle:
In the
first part of the dance, the circle, all walk the basic steps of G. For
beginners: learn these tango basic steps walking them to the music in bar 9-26
where we have just 1 note for each step.
(Spanish tango, european tango, omits the close
step on count 2 and thereby uses only 1½ bars).
Promenade:
Close hold, opens a little in front: G and L both turn
face forward and walk forward side by side: G start lf, L rf: walk walk
(= slow slow). The next step is short for G so L can get in front of G and
face G, so L walks backwards on quick
quick close. In the dance here of 2 couples we are now at a corner of the
square and continue promenade by walking to the side: walk walk again. Or at the end (bar 16) the promenade is finished by
G on quick quick close steps in front
of L, turning 180º.
Rock = corté:
Close hold. G steps back on left foot (lf) and bends backwards
down in his left knee slow = rock, steps forward on right foot (rf) slow = rock, followed by quick quick
close (called tan-go close). We
can include a 90º right turn.
Open fan:
In the open fan G and L will in tan-go close in the promenade usually turn ½ around (G right and L
left) and side by side (some distance) face against lod. Then close the fan:
walk forward (against lod): G lf L rf slow,
swing the other (outer) foot around in ½ turn slow and face lod, and have tan-go
close L stepping in front of G facing G. In this 2 couple dance here we
have a turned open fan on the right side line facing the opposite couple
(either facing the wall, or opposite).
In the introductory part with simple walking the
circle (bar 1-8) the melody is like classical tango. The rest of the melody
(9-24) has just one note for each step to facilitate the learning: slow slow quick quick slow.Argentine
tango has a different and harder, more staccato rhythm than Spanish tango, in
simple form with 4 almost equal beats pr bar (i.e beat pr 1/8 in this 4/8 bar).
To be played: as
argentine tango: e.g. 2 + 2 beats pr bar.
These tango figures can be seen nicely explained (in
English, USA) by: Nancy Hays: Latin dance: salsa, cha cha, rumba, tango, 2001
(DVD, Holte Library)