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Dance Steps/ Lessons

Perfect Apilado Position
Tango dance figures and exercise (article)
Tango figures
Bi-monthly video to help improve your dancing

 

Beginner Lessons

Beginner’s Tango Lesson - Final Review Part 1 
TANGO Basic
Technique for Men and Women 
Techniques for Women (Spanish)
Beginner Exercises

The Tango Walk
Beginner Steps
How To Do The Argentine Tango - Beginners

 

Lessons with Osvaldo Zotto

Learn to Dance Tango – Osvaldo Zotto

Lesson # 1 – Osvaldo Zotto – The Basics

Lesson # 2– Forward Ocho – Osvaldo Zotto

Lesson # 3 – Back Ocho – Osvaldo Zotto

Lesson # 4 – The Sandwich – Osvaldo Zotto

Lesson # 5– The Medialuna – Osvaldo Zotto

Lesson # 6 – Change of Face – Osvaldo Zotto

Lesson # 7 -  Ocho with Sacada – Osvaldo Zotto

Lesson # 8 – Role of the Man = Osvaldo Zotto
Lesson # 9 - La Caida Sobre de Mujer – Osvaldo Zotto

Lesson # 10 – Giro with Rulo – Osvaldo Zotto

Lesson # 11 - Sandwich with Gancho - Osvaldo Zotto

Lesson # 12 – Rulo with Sacada and Castigada – Osvaldo Zotto

 

 

Lessons with Homer and Christina

Homer Ladas – Organic Tango

 

Dario's Tango Lessons

Dario's Tango Guide

 

Tango Lessons with Sergey and Evgenia
 

Tango Lesson 1 – Sergey and Evgenia
Tango Lesson 2 – Sergey and Evgenia
Tango Lesson 4 – Sergey and Evgenia

Tango Lesson 5 - Sergey and Evgenia


 

Basic Lessons - German

Basic Lesson - #1 (German)
Basic Lesson - #2 (German)
Basic Lesson - #3 (German)

 

The Basics


Posture and Balance
Posture and Elegance

Pivoting and Curving

Basic step with walking step

Playing with the basic step – Homer

Basic Step – 6 count
Walking with hands on chest

Tango Torsion
Henk’s Basic with Molinette

 

 

The Embrace

The Embrace
The Embrace - Sophia and Pedro
The Embrace (Dario’s Guide #1)
 
 

Rock Step

The Rock Step

 

The Lead

Beginners – Intention of the Lead
 

Salida

Linear Salidas
Salida with Running Step (Corrida)
The Salida with forward Ochos
Salida and  Cadencia (The Rock Step) – (Dario’s Guide #2)

Building from the Salida Americana
New Tango Step – Salida con  ‘Loko  (close) ‘

 

 

The Rhythm

Playing with the Rhythm 1
Playing with the Rhythm 2
Playing with the Rhythm 3
Playing with Asymmetrical Rhythms
Taking Musicality one step further
Musicality – Suspension and movement – milonguero style
Musical Phrasing – Homer

 

Traspie

Traspie and Tango Traspie

 

The Cross

 

The Cross
Crosses
Forced Crosses

 

Cross System

Demystifying the Cross System
Cross System Review
Understanding the Pendulum Motion

 

Ochos 

Ochos
Ochos
Front Ocho (Dario’s Guide #3)
Ocho for leaders
Ochos 2
Ocho Milonguero
Suspended Ochos
Overcross Ochos
Forward Ocho with Parada
Ochos in Alternate System
Turns from Ochos
Back Ocho (Dario’s Guide #4)
Back Ochos to Right Turn
Back Ochos to Left Turn

 

Ocho Cortado

Ocho Cortado
Follower Styling in Ocho Cortada
Sprung Cortado - Hugo and Miriam
Ocho Cortado and dynamic turns in close embrace

 


The Sandwich

The Sandwich
The Sandwich (Dario’s Guide #6)
Sandwich Ganchos
Sanguchito – the little sandwich

 

Giros

Giros (and more) - #1 of 3
Giros (and more) - #2 of 3
Giros (and more) - #3 of 3
Giro – Sergey and Evgenia
Giros 1
Giros – Contragiro 1
Giros – technique 2
Giros and Enrosques – Guillermina and Claudio
Giros with Ganchos and Sacadas
Giros (rebotados) - rebounds
Giros and Adornos - Carmen and Burak

Giro derecha
Giro Izquerda

Giro Arastre
Giro 1 – Leo and Eugenia
Choreografia cheia de giros
Arte y Technica  - Giros and Combinations



Managing Weight And Weight Changes

Managing the weight of the woman
Transfer of weight and exploring the pivot
Weight Change
Change of Weight and Change of Front (Dario’s Guide #17)
Split weight with Follower Spiral – Homer and Christina
Split weight turns
Communicating Rhythmic Weight Changes – Homer
Quick Weight Change – Sean and Charity
 
 

Change of Direction
 

Change of Direction – 1
Change of Direction
Change of Directions - Gustavo and Giselle

Changing Direction – Basic

 

 

Boleos

Boleos – Homer and Christina
Boleos – Fabian Salas and Carolina
Boleo sequence (Alejandra and Adrian)
Boleos – Arce and Montes
Freezing and Hot Boleos
Contra Boleo (David and Mariana)
The Boleo – (Dario’s Guide #9)

 

Paradas
 

Paradas Milongueras

Parada (The Stop) – Dario’s Guide #5

 

 

 

Sacadas 

 
Sacada
Sacada - Basic Form
Sacadas - Arce and Montes
Sacadas - Roberto Herrera

Follower Sacada
Back Sacadas

“Organic” Back Sacada – Homer and Christina
Multiple Sacadas
More Sacadas
Sacadas with Enganche (hook)
Sacadas – combinadas y encadendas
Sacadas Combo Demo

The Sacada ( Dario’s Guide #7)

Sacadas with a graceful exit – Homer and Christina

 

 

Colgadas

 
Colgadas Demo - Fabian Salas
Colgadas - Homer and Anna
Colgadas - Gustavo and Giselle
Colgadas - Guillermina
Colgadas y Volgadas – Diego y Mecha

Colgadas / Volcadas Demo – Miriam and Hugo
 

 

Volcada

Basic Volcado
Volcada Demo
Volcada Demo

The Volcada – Homer and Christina
Gabriel’s Volcada Class
Volcada – Basic Elements 2
Volcada – A Step for Advanced Dancers

Volcada Grouping Review
Tokyo Drift – Back Volcada
 

Leg Wraps

Leg Wraps with Introduction
The Wrap – 1 - Homer
The Wrap – 2 - Homer

The Wrap – 3 – Homer
The Wrap – 4 – Homer
The Wrap – 5 - Homer
The Wrap – 6 – Homer
The Wrap – 7 – Homer

 

Ganchos


Ganchos – Tango Figure 2
Gancho Trabado - Bryan de Valdivia & Sara Falasco

Ganchos
Ganchos
Ganchos - Fabian Salas and Carolina del Rivero
Practice Ganchos
The Gancho – (Dario’s Guide #14)

 

 

 

Soltadas


Soltadas – Capriotti and Romeo
Soltadas, Tornadas, Pasadas – Fabian Salas and Caroline del Rivero
Soltadas and the anti-molinete – Homer and Christina
Soltada, Sacada, Milonette, Ganchos


 

Tornadas

Tango Tornadas - Demo
The Hurricane – Homer Ladas


 

Combinations

Interesting Combinations - Gustave and Giselle
Combinations - Alberto and Valerie
Improvisation

 

Arrastre

The Drag (El Arrastre) – Dario’s Guide #15

Triple Arrastre (triple drag) – (Dario’s Guide #16)
Leader’s Planeo with arrestre

 

Miscellaneous

Barridas - Sebastian Arce & Mariana Montes
Caminadas - Gustavo and Giselle
The Castigada  (Dario’s Guide #8)
Stops, Catches, and Grabs – Homer and Andrea
The Grapevine (Giro) – (Dario’s Guide #11)
Alterations (Homer and Anna)
Tango Figure – funny legs
Elasticity-Homer and Christina

Tango Review (Dario’s Guide # 10)
Emotions in tango – Homer and Christina
Tango Freeze
Planeos, Lapiz, and Boleos
Gabriel’s Planeo
The Grapevine
Atrapadita

Tango steps – John Henry  and Robin Berry
 


Enroscue

Enroscue


 

Lapiz

The Pencil (el Lapiz) – Dario’s Guide #12)

 

 

La Calecita

 

The Carrusel (La Calecita) – (Dario’s Guide #13)


Poses

Poses
Special Pose!! Iawoo and Rochell


Lifts

Lifts 1
Lifts 2


Tango Nuevo

 

Tango Nuevo - Ricardo and Gladys
Tango Nuevo - Voleos and Ganchos - Fabian Salas

 

Milonga

Pre-Milonga Lesson - Kate and Stan
Milonga Rhythm
Milonga Beat
Milonga Walking
Tango Lesson Milonga 1 - Sergey and Evgenia
Tango Lesson Milonga 2 - Sergey and Evgenia
Tango Lesson Milonga 3 - Sergey and Evgenia
Tango Lesson - Milonga Resume  Sergey & Evgenia
Milonga - Capriotti and Romeo
Milonga Class 2 – Capussi and Flores
Milonga Class – Intermediate
Milonga Workshop
Milonga Step
Milonga Step
A Milonga Step – Melo and Alverez
Funny Step

Traspie and Tango Traspie
Milonga con Traspie
Milonga con Traspie 2
Milonga Traspie – Guillermo Garcia and Andrea Fuchilieri
Milonga con Traspie Steps

Milonga traspie workshop with Rikkardo
Milonga Traspie – Ricardo Maceiras and Veronica Lorenz
Milonga con Traspie – Ricardo and Christina

Milonga step for beginners
Milonga con Traspie – Omar Vega and Rosa Collantes
Hugo Daniel – Milonga Class
Jorge Firpo – Milonga Demo

 

 

 


Tango Vals – lesson 1
Tango Vals – simple lesson
Tete’s Vals lesson
Tango Vals lesson – Lawoo and Rochell
Vals and Cross Footed Cross
Vals - Right turn with Sacada
Vals turn with Sacada

Vals for beginners - Eddy Hernandez and Helene Destombes
Vals step for beginners
Tango Vals – Musicality
Musicality, Vals explanation
Vals step by Ruben
Vals steps - advanced
Tango lesson – Vals – Walter Perez

 

 

 

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