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PREVIOUS
Cambridge Vals
These notes
summarise a vals workshop taught by Jenny
Frances and Ricardo Oria in December 2004.
The lesson
worked on the vals rhythm and introduced
some moves that work within the suspense
and release mood of the vals rhythm.
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Th lesson 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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Then
a little about the normal tango rhythm:
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picking
out just the strong beats 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
or both strong
and weak beats
1 & 1 &
1 & 1 & 1 & 1 ..
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Then
the vals tempo:
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picking
two out of the three beats per bar,
according to your preference: 1 & . 1 & . 1
& . 1 & . 1 & . 1 & . 1
& . ...
or
or 1 . & 1
. & 1 . & 1 . & 1 . & 1 .
& 1 . & ...
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We then played
with entering the cross system:
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Leader
steps wide to his left on his left leg as
follower steps naturally to her right on
her right leg; |
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Leader,
in contratime, now brings his right leg
to close against her right foot as her
left leg closes to her right without
weight change; |
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Leader
moves his left leg forward as her left
leg continues to move backward. |
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(We
are now in cross system) |
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adding
a barrida and ...
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Leader
moves his right leg forward and slightly
diagonally drawing follower's right foot
back in a barrida. |
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Leader
moves his left leg forward so his feet
sandwich his follower's feet |
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Leader
now briefly holds this position close
against follower (suspense) |
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Leader
and follower now draw in their stomachs,
leaning back slightly in the embrace, to
make space |
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for
Follower to make a pasada step with her
left foot over his left foot |
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Leader
completes the move by stepping back
strongly to draw his slightly resistant
follower into a big forward step on his
left side (release) |
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and
off into ochos or ....
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| Explore
and enjoy! |
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Frank Morris
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