Dimension: Size - Theme: Asynchronicity
Asynchronicity is when both partners are stepping at different times, let's say one on the beat and the other on the half beat. These is great to add some energy and a certain element of surprise to your dancing.
Tango dimension: Size - Theme: Half beat giro
Varying the size of steps is an important part of your dancing as it gives you the flexibility to better interpret the music. In this class, we worked on half beat giros and on different size and speed of pivots and steps in the giro.
This week marks the end of our second Academic Term focusing on the Tango Dimension Interactions and on Donato's orchestra. Time to review what you've learned!
Today is the centenary of Alberto Castillo’s birth! Castillo was a prominent Argentine tango singer, composer and actor, but more than anything, he was a voice that does not sound like any other. His style too was unlike anyone else’s; Castillo himself said that his peculiar phrasing was what dancers needed: “people danced following the nuances of my voice” and he never deviated from his unique way of singing.
Dimension: Interactions - Review
In this class, we reviewed a couple of the steps we saw in the last month and a half, all around the Tango Dimension Interaction: arrastre, sandwiches...
