The Essential Tango Skill primarily used in this workshop is Balanced Grounded Movement and Engaged Core Posture. I have heard so many people say Tango is all about the walk.  I think the word walk is a misnomer.  I prefer saying Tango is all about how we move through space from one leg to another in connection with our partner.  By working on the Tango Walk, we are in effect working on our entire way of moving in the dance. The foundation of all movement in tango is balanced grounded movement, which is how we relate and use the floor as we move through space. Connection, clear leading and good following begins with our relationship to the floor and the balance we maintain. It is important to emphasize how critical balance is to do so much of what is available in Tango. Without balance, we feel bad to our partners, have little ability to follow or lead, and the dance often becomes laborious as the Follow or Lead hangs on their partner. With great balance we are able to execute challenging moves with grace and ease. Our partners enjoy our movement, for we are not pulling or pushing on them. In addition, with balance grounded movement, we can express so much more of our experience within music with style, grace and flair. Furthermore, the Tango Walk is very different than our normal everyday walk which I call the Ape Walk. Cultivating a Tango Walk is not easy. For over 18 months I struggled with the Tango Walk and had to go to movement experts and analyze video performances of masters to see how they were actually “walking” in Tango. I discovered entirely different bio-dynamics are used to move in Tango compared to normal walking. In Tango movement, it is critical to understand and be able to have full control of the plumb line of our axis, as well as the three DISTINCT parts of a step - extension, transfer and collection. The other half of Grounded Balanced Movement involves the Essential Tango Skill of Engaged posture with core movement. Engaged posture with core movement is critical to allow for most of the communication within the Tango embrace to be transmitted throughout the body. An engaged posture makes the difference between a lead or follow that feels great or just feels so-so or yuk. Engaged posture allows for a luscious embrace. However, some muscles are engaged and some aren’t. Also, the level of engagement differs depending on what is required for efficient movement. A must for upper level dancing is our ability to engage and dis-engage different parts of our body while having everything connected, moving together, and with the ability to respond with any part of our body in an instant to new information being transmitted through the embrace. Furthermore, how we move and organize our entire body around the Center Point of Balance (CPB) is an important part of the equation. Upper level dancers in partnership dancing as well as ballet, modern, jazz and other dancing move with their CPB as their focal point. The CPB is at the solar plexis of the body. The ability to organize all movement in space coming from the CPB and the whole body following the CPB results in becoming an upper level dancer. Want to learn this? In this workshop we explore: Leads & Follows Learn: How to do the Tango Walk vs. the Ape Walk How to stay balanced in all Tango movement How to move with more grace and ease in all Tango movement How to be able to take large steps easily How to be able to lead & follow dynamic pulsing & quality of movement in the Tango Walk Exercises, games and explorations to stay on balance Understand how we use different parts of the foot to move more powerfully and balanced Follows Learn: How to follow the 3 parts of a step with precision How to feel more confident, graceful & beautiful How to inspire your leads to connect deeper How to excite your leads to ask for more dances Leads Learn: How to lead the 3 parts of a step with precision How to walk & lead with confidence & power How to feel & look great as you move How to inspire women to want to dance with youAccelerated_Tango_Learning__Essential_Tango_Skills_Codified.htmlshapeimage_1_link_0
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