Argentine Tango - Musicality Training #1

Engage in practical tango musicality training for intermediate and advanced dancers. Practice sequences aligned to specific musical moments, starting from different positions.

Explore the tango Payaso by Juan D'arienzo with Carlos Casares, identify the syncopation moment between seconds 13 and 20, and practice clapping on the accents to define the rhythm.

Explore tango musicality by listening to cues of carnaval, risa, and amour to sharpen emotional expression. Interpret imagery of compañero de tristeza, Bardo Museum, and cemetery to guide listening.

Explore the basic tango sequence with parallel to cross changes, soft weight transfers between steps, and color-coded shoes to identify which foot is in use.

Practice the basic tango step, replace the two with a direct and cross-system variation, then continue with three in cross system, counting 5 through 8 with encantada cues.

Practice the basic tango step again, replacing encantada with a back ocho backwards and work through the back ocho sequences to refine rhythm and timing.

practice the basic tango sequence #2 from salida to three, three, four, five and cortado, reinforcing syncopations, tempo variations, and the choice to step on one for a comfortable pause.

Demonstrates basic sequence #3 in Argentine tango, teaching the fifth position on the one and on the two, with salida, cross steps, and syncopation across repeated patterns.

Practice the basic seven-step sidestep sequence in Argentine tango, with the man stepping forward on the right and the woman stepping back on the left, including multiple change steps.

Master the Argentine tango basic sequence #4b by replacing the last side step with a basic step to finish the sequence.

Explore the middle sequence #4c in cross-system milonguero technique, where the woman changes wake while the man keeps weight, using accent to cue syncopation.

practice the three inch cross system with salida and back ocho, moving through basic steps and corta salida within the closed embrace, highlighting cross-system sequences.

Dance Argentine tango basic step starting on two, with a modified end after the cross, using side close and collect steps, and ensure follower steps right foot after the cross.

Practice middle sequence #9 in the Argentine tango musicality training, executing sacadas and boleos on the three in cross system with sidestep, interruptions, and Vallejo auto forward and backward.

Advance your tango skills with an orchard backwards into the closed embrace, featuring Vallejo interruption sakada with Vallejo and Hiro milonguero, bolero and hero milonguero transitions, and multiple auto interruptions.

Argentine tango musicality training #1 presents adv sequence #11b as a variant, starting from the back ortho to the open embrace, with sacada, sandwich position, and bolero.

Master tango sequence #12a, coordinating four to five steps in parallel or cross system, with preparation, weight change, and synchronized rotation and hand movement to lead the false echo.

Master the encantada variant of the adv sequence #12c in milonguero style, learning two- and three-count preparation, five-step patterns, axis alignment, and the closing encantada with a zero.