Beginner
TeachersYevheniia Kholina & Oliver Schwager
Room40.00 CHF for students, otherwise 80.00 CHF
TimeThe Argentine tango is an elegant form of walking together. The course Tango 1 aims to convey the basics of this kind of walking and to show the basic steps and simple patterns. The subsequent course Tango 2 will build on this basis: We will look at more complex figures, rotations and combined patterns.
To give you an idea, you might want to look at the following instructive video:
Youtube video with Roxana Suarez and Sebastian Achaval - Loca by Solo Tango: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WZeqQH0BLg
Argentine Tango is a dance based on connection and musicality. In this course, in the first two weeks, you will repeat the content of Level 1 (Tango posture, walking technique, salida básica (basic 6- and 8-steps), parada (stop), sandwich, back ocho, forward ocho, rock step and la cruzada (cross)). Afterwards, you will learn intermediate level figures such as ocho cortado, boleo, gancho, barida, and lapiz. You will also learn a few modern tango figures (Tango Nuevo), which better fit electrotango music such as Gotan Project, Bajofondo, and Otros Aires. An example of Tango Nuevo is in the link below.