Tango Essentials and Figures*************************************************  Brent and Hedy teach open and close embrace, salon, milonguero, nuevo and performance styles of Argentine Tango, with a special emphasis on improvisation - combining movements creatively as a collaboration in the moment as the music speaks to the emotions - and on social dance floorcraft and navigation. Brent and Hedy teach these Argentine Tango essential movements and figures with careful attention to style, precision, body mechanics (including counter-body association and disassociation), safety and musicality.
Walking with elegance in two systems CRUZADA Walking to the cross in parallel and cross systems THE BACK OCHO How to lead and execute back ochos, vary their sweep, and resolve them from any position THE FRONT OCHO How to lead front ochos, vary their sweep, and resolve them from any position THE OCHO TURN How to turn ochos THE MOLINETE (turn) Clockwise molinete with different resolutions THE MOLINETE (turn) Counter-clockwise molinete with different resolutions, SYNCOPATION IN WALKING Four different patterns and syncopation to the cross SYNCOPATED TURNS How to use syncopated half and full turns clockwise and counter-clockwise THE OCHO CORTADO Using the cut ocho for navigation and rhythmic pleasure PARADAS (stops) Leading stops in multiple ways and followers' responses MORDIDAS (sandwiches) Leading different kinds of mordidas and followers' responses AMERICAN SALIDA Promenade figure, its technique, variations and use as a link CAMBIO DE FRENTE Traditional and nuevo tango changes of direction from back and front crosses CADENAS A variety of chain steps in linear and circular motion clockwise and counter-clockwise GIROS (turn) Techniques for leaders and followers giros BASIC VALS/MILONGA PATTERN Basic tango waltz and the tango milonga rondos MILONGA TRASPIE Syncopated milonga steps THE BOLEO (whip) How to lead and execute traditional front and back boleos and nuevo line boleos THE SACADA Linear and circular leaders' and followers' front and rear sacadas THE BARRIDA How to lead outside and inside foot barridas, including creating the illusion of the follower's lead THE LLEVADA Llevadas led with different legs and to different heights and technique of followers' responses THE GANCHO (hooks) How to lead and execute different types of traditional and nuevo hooks by leaders and followers THE COLGADA Using hanging steps for circular and linear colgadas and spinning PLANEOS Followers' and leaders' planeos CALECITAS How to lead and follow the little windmill clockwise and counterclockwise VOLCADAS Leading and following this dramatic leaning figure THE REBOTES ENERGY ADVANTAGE Syncopated rebound movements THE WEIGHT TRANSFER CONTINUUM The infinite possibilities of weight transfers from foot to foot CATCHES AND GRABS Playing with hands and feet SHOW FIGURES Jumps, lifts, dips, drags, spins, leans, and poses 
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