Realistically there are a few sources of information about this stuff, but honestly most of them are done in a performance OR are missing the requisite detail of the HOW you set up a Follower Back Sacada or more importantly the underlaying technique that is frequently not discussed at all.
The Sacada is probably one of Tango’s more interesting pieces of Tango vocabulary. Mostly because it looks really cool and complicated. And yet it’s complexity can be explained in one simple sentence – It’s an illusion! The illusion is an intersection of walking techniques. The Lead’s walk intersecting the Follower’s.
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 <a class="glossaryLink
‘Ocho Cortado’. The word ‘cortado’ translates into English as ‘cut’ or cutted (which isn’t a word) or an Ocho that is Cut. In today’s version of the modern <a class="glossaryLink
When we’re first starting out with Tango, both roles see the idea of a sacada as cool, flashy, or impressive. And they are until you realize one simple, but immutable, fact: They’re illusions…of <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_4ee7cd485b7811b6ba5eb55132905dd9" href="https://tangotopics.com/topics-dictionary/walking/" data-mobile-support="0"
What is a Back Sacada ? The easiest way to describe this Sacada, which is a displacement, where either the <a class="glossaryLink cmtt_Definition" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="cmtt_da820cbbf4ffb536e5940bfa74ffc99e" href="https://tangotopics.com/topics-dictionary/lead/" data-mobile-support="0" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]'
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