~ Tango for Alma ~
I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango
Ph. 3 MX: TG/FT
CHOREO: Truus de Jong (with assistance of Jenny Kars)
RELEASED: May 2007
Music: I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango (1954) sung by Alma Cogan
BACK STORY
Alma Cogan, was an English singer of traditional pop music in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Dubbed the "Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice", she was the highest paid British female
entertainer of her era. She died at age of 34 years of cancer (1966).
AUDIO of I Can't Tell a Waltz... [click (x) if there is an advertising bar]
Just for fun--
There is no video of Alma performing I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango; however,
there is a related makeshift kine-scope video of her other popular tango.
The original telecast was in German. The sound track has been replaced by the
English record! So don't expect the lips to be in sync.
Never Do a Tango with an Eskimo
LEARNING THE DANCE Tango for Alma
This is a mixed rhythm dance, mostly Tango, but with a Foxtrot variation.
For lack of a stand-alone video sample, please fast-forward on below video clip to 3 min, 55 sec.
Carl & Dee dancing Tango [with Carol dancing man's solo]; cued by Barbara-Lynn
St. Patrick's Celebration; March 17, 2016. Murphy Park, Sunnyvale, CA.
Part C is a Foxtrot. (S,-,Q,Q;) Start in CP/LOD
2 L TURNS TO FC/WALL ;; WHISK ; PU TO SCAR ;
PROG TWINKLE TO BJO ; MANUV ; SPIN TURN ; ½ BOX BACK ;
Below clip does not match the Alma dance, but shows a teach demo
for some of the steps to cues included in Alma.
HOVER, WHISK, SPIN TURN, BACK BOX
CUE SHEET
SEQUENCE:
INTRO – A B – A B – A – C – B A - END
INTRO:
[CP/LOD] WAIT;; CORTE REC ; TANGO DRAW
Part A
WALK 2 ; TANGO DRAW ; CRISS CROSS ;;
WALK 2 TO BANJO ; ROCK FWD, REC, STEP BK, FLICK/FLARE ; ROCK 3 ; PU TANGO DRAW ;
Part B
GAUCHO TURN 4 (RLOD) ; TANGO DRAW ; CORTE REC ; TANGO DRAW ;
GAUCHO TURN 4 (LOD) ; TANGO DRAW ; FWD STAIR 8 ;;
Part C - FOXTROT – (S,-,Q,Q;)
CP/LOD 2 L TURNS TO FC/WALL ;; WHISK ; PU TO SCAR ;
PROG TWINKLE TO BJO ; MANUV ; SPIN TURN ; ½ BOX BACK ;
END
WALK & FC ; TANGO DRAW ; CRISS CROSS ;;
QCK (DBL Twirl) VINE 4 ; SYNC SD/CROSSES ,, SD/CHAIR & HOLD ;