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Cambridge These notes summarise a "Medium 3" level course arranged by Mike and Stephanie at the Cambridge TangoBar and taught by Rodolfo Aguerrodi and Miho Omaki in November 2003. The five 3-hour lessons usually began with an exercise intended to improve body control around a critical position from which various moves would be developed. The second half of the lesson built those moves progressively. The first and last lessons were focused almost exclusively on exercise and practice respectively. If you have any comments on the accuracy or clarity of these notes, please contact La.Yuega@vecta5.com |
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| Lesson 1 focused using the giro - circular, elliptical and accompanied - to develop our balance, precision and coordination ... | |||||||||
We began with a half-giro exercise; followers paying attention to collecting between steps and making fast pivots to maximise the "open leg" time: |
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| Leader
turns torso to right, pivots 90, and takes an
open step as follower pivots 180, takes a
collected back step; Leader turns torso to straight ahead, pivots 90 on front (left) foot and brings the right foot alongside it in a short open step as follower reverses the backward step, pivots 180, and does an open step; Leader turns torso to left, pivots 90 on right foot and take an open step as follower pivots 180 and does a collected backward step; Leader turns torso back to straight ahead, pivot 90 on right foot and brings the left foot alongside it in a short open step as follower reverses the backward step, pivots 180, and does an open step; Repeat many times! |
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Then we repeated the exercise with a very tight back pivot for the followers: |
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| Turn
torso to right, pivot 180, and take open step as
follower pivots 270 and takes collected back
step; Turn torso to straight ahead, pivot 90 on front foot and bring the other alongside it in an open step as follower reverses the backward step, pivots 180, and does an open step; Turn torso to left, pivot 180 on other foot and take an open step as follower pivots 270 and does a collected backward step; Turn torso back to straight ahead, pivot 90 on front foot and bring the other alongside it in an open step as follower reverses the backward step, pivots 180, and does an open step; Repeat many times! |
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We were then reminded of the need for leaders to give clear leads by opening the shoulder in the follower's direction of travel: |
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| Our exercise involved leaning our weight on a colleague of similar build and demondstrating the effect of a simple shoulder turn and opening the shoulder - the latter creating an irresistible need to move forward on that side! | |||||||||
We led a giro with followers following leader's opening shoulder: |
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| changing direction - and central axis from leg to leg - from time and time | |||||||||
then leaders began to walk forward in // as the follower turned around them: |
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| leader takes four or five steps with follower tehn exits in parallel | |||||||||
we continued the accompanied // giro, this time tightening the walk so leader's feet touched follower's trailing foot |
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| with
the giro to the left: leader's right foot engages follower's right foot in the open step; leader's left foot engages follower's trailing left foot in the backward step leader's right foot engages follower's right foot in the open step leader's left foot engages follower's trailing left foot in the forward step etc and in the other direction from time to time |
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We also tried it slowly so each step was made together on one beat then a pause for one beat before the next step |
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| Then moved back to one step per beat taking care to collect and pivot quickly to maximise "open leg time"and also for leaders to make the leads very clear and a little impulsive | |||||||||
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La Yuega is supported by Vecta Consulting Limited ................................................................................ |
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©2003 Frank Morris |
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