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...
Dimension: Interactions - Theme: Enganches
Similar to ganchos, enganches are also steps where the followers hooks her leg under the leader's and kicks behind him. Leaders can do it too, although it's more rare. However, the energy for these steps is circular, which creates a softer move and hook.
Dimension: Interactions - Theme: Ganchos
Ganchos mean hook. These are steps where the followers hooks her leg under the leader's and kicks behind him. Leaders can do it too, although it's more rare. Originally a stage tango step, ganchos are widely used in social dancing nowadays. We saw a couple of classic ganchos, very usable on the dancefloor.
Dimension: Interactions- Theme: Paradas & pasadas II
We continued on last week's theme with a pasada from the corte, which we then continued with a lateral cross or a back cross sandwich.
