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These notes summarise a milonga lesson by Komala Vos at the Cambridge TangoBar in 2002.

Komala taught us something about the milonga "style":

... weight grounded through our pelvis

       
 

We then aded an embelishment...

   
 

1

Leader steps back on his right leg 45 anti-clock across and with the line of dance
 

2a

Leader pivots 45 and steps to his left side along line of dance with no weight transfer
 

2b

Leader closes his left foot back against his right and changes weight
 

3a

Leader steps forward to right of follower across and with the line of dance
 

3b

Leader reverses and extends the previous step back across and against the line of dance
 

3c

Leader reverses and extends the previous step forward across and with the line of dance ending in the same position as step 4
    Repeat steps 3b and 3c several times to progress slightly to leader's left (or right)
 

4a

Leader steps to his left side along line of dance with no weigh transfer
 

4b

Leader closes his left foot back against his right, pivotting to face 45 back along the line of dance
 

We then added another refinement:

   
 
       
     

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