Circular Boleos
What is a Circular Boleo ? This is a lifting of the leg (Lead or Follow, typically though it’s the Follower’s leg) that tends to curve (hence the circular part) up and sometimes
What is a Circular Boleo ? This is a lifting of the leg (Lead or Follow, typically though it’s the Follower’s leg) that tends to curve (hence the circular part) up and sometimes
What is a Linear Boleo ? Firstly there are many varieties of Boleos. Tango Topics is only talking about 3 very common ones: Social, Circular, and today’s topic: The <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_12a8107d608dcdb020cf76e835d38160"
Gancho. The word in Spanish translates to the English word, roughly, as ‘Hook’. From an Argentine Tango perspective it has a very specific meaning. You’ve seen these things hundreds of times, and while the <a class="glossaryLink cmtt_Definition" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_24d6924183285158fd61f4f15f05d944" href="https://tangotopics.com/topics-dictionary/vocabulary/"
What are the Eight Follower Ganchos ? The Eight Follower Ganchos are Ganchos that look very similar to the 4 Common Ganchos with one major difference: These Ganchos have NO invasion to them. In the 4 Common Ganchos the Lead is creating a Gancho (hook) by invading the Follower’s free
What is a Golden Sacada ? The Golden Sacada consists of 6 Sacadas that when placed together create the illusion of them being a ‘figure’ when in fact it’s actually a series of Sacadas that are chained together, or a Chained Sacada that flows quite nicely from one Sacada idea
What is a Crossing Sacada Turn ? In its simplest form it’s nothing more than a series of Simple Sacadas that are chained together that just so happen to utilize the
What is a ‘Loco’ Sacada ? It is an over-rotation of the Follower’s Ocho, employing an Over-Rotated Back Ocho for the Follower into the Lead’s Forward Step.
How Do We Want To End A Dance ? Answer: Simply. Nothing flashy, but very simple and plain which is to say: The way you start a dance is how we want to end a dance. If you started out facing each other, then you want to end up facing
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In Today’s 49-minute Building Block Episode we examine The Follower’s Molinete to the Lead’s Giro while adding Lead Extensions, and then adding the surprise element of the Follower’s Parada!
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