Tango created a new way of dancing. Unlike most folk dances it is improvised: only the embrace and the direction of travel around the floor are fixed, and each couple makes its own choreography in the moment. Everything starts from the abrazo, the embrace, a space the two partners share. In the words of the dancer Juan Carlos Copes, tango was born as a dance and will die as a dance.
From candombe and the academies of the 1880s to salon tango, the Golden Age and the world stage.
The embrace, the salida, the ocho, the retroceso and the cadencia, step by step.
Milonga, tanda, cortina, cabeceo, sacada, boleo and the other words you hear on the dance floor.
Four classic figures of Argentine tango explained step by step: the basic salida, the forward ocho, the retroceso and the cadencia, plus how the embrace and the lead work.
The words you hear at a milonga and in a tango class, explained: from abrazo, cabeceo, cortina and tanda to ocho, sacada, boleo and gancho, and the main tango dance styles.
How tango dancing developed, from candombe and the academies of the 1880s through canyengue, salon tango and the Golden Age to the worldwide revival after the 1980s, with the places and dancers that shaped it.
Many dancers will argue that Argentine Tango is a hard dance, for example comparing it to Salsa. But is it really true? Here is the short answer: Now, let´s get into the details. 1. Objective Criteria The Argentine Tango space is largely unregulated. While there are some competitions for Ballroom tango and even for Argentine … Read more