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March 2017
Tandas we ❤ – Juan D’Arienzo (Vals)
This week is a vals tanda by Juan D'arienzo.
The birth of milonga
Now that we’ve cleared up any confusion about milonga in our previous post - you dance milonga to milonga at a milonga; let’s take a trip back to the 19th century to when milonga was born. That’s the dance milonga. Keep up. ;)
February 2017
Tandas we ❤ – D’Arienzo (Tango)
This week, a classic tanda by D'Arienzo, the king of the beat.
Class video & notes – 22/02/2017
Dimension: Speed - Theme: Melodic orchestras / Changes of front
In this class, we had a look at slow steps that would fit melodic orchestras or melodic sections of tango songs and we focused on the change of front - from a simple rebound to a giro in americana. In the beginners class, we saw a variation of the corte, to build on what we did last week.
Tango journey
Tango began to travel the world with Argentine sailors, although it was only when they reached Paris that it really took off on a global scale – oo la la! Once this happened, the more affluent Argentinean population began embracing the tango culture they had previously rejected - typical...
Class video & notes – 19/02/2017
Dimension: Speed - Theme: Melodic orchestras / Planeos
In this class, we had a look at slow steps that would fit melodic orchestras of melodic sections of tango songs and we focused on planeos, these romantic steps where one partner, normally the leader, draws a circle around the other dancer. These steps are very beautiful and we saw a couple of variants, from simple to more advanced.
Class video & notes – 15/02/2017
Dimension: Speed - Theme: Speed fundamentals
In this class, we set out the basics of changing speed, e.g. going faster and slower, using side steps, the caminata and a simple change of lane, which lands itself beautifully to playful and musical variations.
While learning, don’t be afraid to make mistakes
Argentine tango is all about enjoying life, being social and above all, having fun. With such a free-flowing, vibrant dance, mistakes and missteps are inevitable but letting go is not only the way to get the most out of tango, it’s also a vital part of the learning process.
Mid February 2017 – End of term review
This week marks the end of our Academic Term focusing on the Tango Dimension embrace and on Di Sarli's orchestra. Time to review what you've learned!
Class video & notes – 12/02/2017
Dimension: Embrace - Theme: Review
In this class, we reviewed some of the concepts we studied during the trimester. For the beginners and improvers, we focused on rebounds as well as americana and ochos. For the intermediates, we reviewed an arrastre, a cross/sandwich and a boleo.
