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These notes
summarise a basic workshop on "Tuning
Tango" taught by Jenny Frances and
Ricardo Oria in December 2004.
The lesson
worked on curving steps while maintaining
the couple's connection.
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The first workshop
began with some warming up exercises:
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With
everyone in a circle; each stands on one
foot and rotates the foot from the ankle
and then the leg from the hip until
relaxed, then works on the other leg. |
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First we
spent a little time on intention:
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Leader uses his torso to
offer a movement; the
movement is translated into a movement -
from one position, through a zero-point,
to another position - of the Follower's
legs.
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First we
practised moving with just linear
forward, side, and backward steps:
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walking in parallel,
making sure the Leader's left foot passes
his Follower's left foot on alternate
steps. |
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Then we
added some curvy forward steps
maintaining connection:
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walking in parallel,
maintaining the connection; adding the
occasional side step too. |
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Then we
moved closer, repeating the above in
close embrace:
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walking in parallel,
Leader's left foot passing Follower's
left foot, with a mixture of linear and
curving forward and side steps,
maintaining the connection. |
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Then we
added some backward steps:
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walking in parallel,
Leader's left foot passing Follower's
left foot, with a mixture of linear and
curving forward, side, and backward
steps, maintaining the connection. |
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Then we
played with the walking turn as a simple
way to reverse direection, perhaps when
we find ourselves opposing the LOD:
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Begin facing one another
against LOD; Leader
takes a backward step onto his left leg
outward and curving 90 drawing his
Follower forward through 90 onto her
right leg;
Leader
now takes a side step onto his right leg
along the LOD with Follower taking a side
step onto her left leg;
Leader
now pivots the couple 90 and steps
forward onto his left leg as Follower
steps backward onto her right leg both
now face LOD.
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And a similar
manoeuvre beginning with a Leader's
forward step:
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Begin facing one another
against LOD; Leader
takes a forward 90 curving step onto his
left leg drawing his Follower backward
through 90 onto her right leg;
Leader
now takes a side step onto his right leg
along the LOD with Follower taking a side
step onto her left leg;
Leader
now pivots the couple 90 and steps
backward onto his left leg as Follower
steps forward onto her right leg both now
face LOD.
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And,
when there's room, they can be combined
to make a full 360 turn along LOD:
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Begin facing LOD; Leader
takes a forward 90 anti-clockwise curving
step onto his left leg drawing his
Follower backward through 90 onto her
right leg;
Leader
now takes a side step onto his right leg
along the LOD with Follower taking a side
step onto her left leg;
Leader
now pivots the couple anti-clockwise 90
and steps backward onto his left leg as
Follower steps forward onto her right leg
both now oppose LOD.
Leader
takes a backward 90 curving anti-clockwise
step onto his right leg drawing his
Follower forward through 90 onto her left
leg;
Leader
now takes a side step onto his left leg
along the LOD with Follower taking a side
step onto her right leg;
Leader
now pivots the couple anti-clockwise 90
and steps forward onto his right leg as
Follower steps backward onto her left leg
both now face LOD.
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And of
course the move can be made beginning:
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forward, as above,on the
Leader's left leg and turning anti-clockwise; forward
on the Leader's right leg and turning
clockwise;
backward
on the Leader's left leg and turning
clockwise;
backward
on the Leader's right leg and turning
anti-clockwise.
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and many
other variants:
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| Explore
and enjoy! |
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