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Tango 100 program

Tango 100 - Curriculum (5 Month Intensive)

TANGO 101: LA SALIDA BASICA

TANGO 102: EL OCHO

TANGO 103: LA PARADA

TANGO 104: BACK OCHOS

TANGO 105: MUSICALITY

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Tango 100 program

is an introduction to Tango concepts, connection, musicality, and movement and are perfect for:

the absolute beginner who's never danced Tango before
anyone and experienced Tango dancer to go back and wanting clean up their basics
anyone wanting to get started with "the other role"

Tango 100 - 5 Month Intensive

Tango 100 is a 5-month tango course designed primarily for those truly serious about learning to dance tango. The class is structured to build up a strong foundation of the elements of tango in 5 separate series lasting one month each, with students making a month-to-month commitment. At the end of the 5 months, students will have covered the fundamental components of modern tango and developed strong skills in the dance.

EACH MONTHLY SERIES INCLUDES:

8 hours of group instruction (Thursdays 8-10pm)
14 hours of open practice* (Fridays 8-10pm & Saturdays 4-6pm)
A 30 min. video assessment* 3 times/semester
Homework and practice requirement: each student must commit to a minimum of 1h of group practice per week outside of class

2 H BEGINNER BOOTCAMP = Introduction to the Tango basic -camp->

2 DAY BEGINNER BOOTCAMP = first 2 months of the Tango 100 -camp->

* Tango Salon - latangoacademy.com...salon - -salon->

* Tango Milonguero - latangoacademy.com...milonguero - -milonguero->

Tango 100 - Curriculum (5 Month Intensive)

Tango 100: Back Ochos To The Cross - salida basica, rock steps, back ochos to the cross

Tango 100: La Salida Basica - class review la salida basica, ocho cortado, back ocho, parada

Tango 100: Pasadas - La Salida Basica with forward ochos and pasadas

Tango 100: Rock Steps - Tango 100 'la salida basica' with 'rock steps'

TANGO 101: LA SALIDA BASICA

Studying “La Salida Basica”, or “The Basic Exit”, which is the first of several classic figures designed over decades to develop strong skills in the dance. We'll also introduce five of the most common steps used on the dance floor.

Week 1: The Basic Exit
Week 2: The Walk
Week 3: Back Crosses
Week 4: Rock Steps

Tango 101 Bootcamp - forward ochos and turn to the left - 02:33 - review of forward ochos from the cross with pasadas and turn to the left

Tango 101 Demo - 02:45 - Jaimes Friedgen and Emma Bogren demonstrate the curriculum for Tango 101 then improvise using that material @ www.latangoacademy.com

Tango 101 Review: Back Crosses - 00:39 -

Tango 101 Review: Ocho Cortado (Slow) - 00:28 -

Tango 101 Review: Ocho Cortado Despacio - 00:58

Tango 101 Week 3 Review: The Walk - 01:38 -

Tango 101: La Salida Basica - 02:37 -

Tango 101: la salida basica - 01:26 -

Tango 101: Rock Steps - 02:34 -

Tango 101: rock steps - 02:14 -

Tango 101: Rocksteps - 00:39 -

TANGO 102: EL OCHO

More physical drilling of the basic tango movements, followed by an exploration of the second classic figure, “El Ocho”, or forward ochos from the cross. The last part of class focuses on the most useful Milonguero variations based on the inherent rhythm in the ocho cortado.

Week 1: El Ocho (with Pasadas)
Week 2: El Ocho Cortado
Week 3: The Club Style Basic
Week 4: The Club Style Basic with Pasada

102 - Groove club style

Tango 102 Full Review - Jaimes Friedgen & Emma Bogren demonstrate the full review of Tango 102

Tango 102 Review: 2 passes

Tango 102 Review: The Milonguero Groove

Tango 102 Week 2 Review: The Basic Club Rhythm

Tango 102 Week 3 Review: The Milonguero Groove

Tango 102 Week 3 Review: The Milonguero Groove w Pasadas

Tango 102 Week 4 Review: the Milonguero Groove

Tango 102: El Ocho

Tango 102: el Ocho & Milonguero Groove

Tango 102: El Ocho w Pasada

Tango 102: El Ocho, Pasadas & Ocho Cortado

Tango 102: forward ochos from the cross

Tango 102: Ocho Cortado

Tango 102: Ocho Cortado & Milonguero Groove

Tango 102: Ocho Cortado and Pasadas

Tango 102: Ocho Cortado, Pasada & turn to the left

Tango 102: pasadas and the milonguero grove

Tango 102: pasadas and turn to the left

Tango 102: turn to the left w Pasada

TANGO 103: LA PARADA

More sophisticated drills, introducing the “molinete”, followed by working on “La Parada”, or “The Stop”. Each class ends with more work on useful turns, with both plenty of review and new variations.

Week 1: La Parada (w/abanico)
Week 2: Walk to Parada
Week 3: La Media Luna
Week 4: La Media Luna with The Club Style Basic

Tango 103 Review: Back Crosses with a Turn to the Left

Tango 103 Review: Back Crosses with La Media Luna

Tango 103 Review: La Parada

Tango 103 Review: The Cross with a Pasada

Tango 103: El Abanico

Tango 103: El Abanico & La Media Luna

Tango 103: el abanico + media luna

Tango 103: La Media Luna

Tango 103: la parada

Tango 103: La Parada

Tango 103: Nuevonguero Turns

TANGO 104: BACK OCHOS

Continuing with drills and physical training, then working on Back 8s, or the classic back ocho/parada combination. This is followed by a thorough treatment on bridging the gap between the Milonguero and Salon aesthetics with regards to ochos in general.

Week 1: Back 8s
Week 2: Back Crosses with a Parada
Week 3: Back Crosses with a Turn to the Left (Club Style)
Week 4: Back Crosses with a Turn to the Right (la Media Luna)

Tango 104 - La Media Luna with The Club Style Basic

Tango 104 Review: The Milonguero Dip

Tango 104: Back crosses

Tango 104: back Ochos

Tango 104: Back Ochos

Tango 104: Back Ochos & Milonguero Dip

Tango 104: Back Ochos + Milonguero Dip, Barrida

Tango 104: back ochos and turn to the right

TANGO 105: MUSICALITY

Continuing with drills and physical training, then working on gaining a greater understanding of the musicality. This is followed by a thorough treatment on bridging the gap between the Milonguero and Salon aesthetics with regards to ochos in general.

Tango 105_ Musicality, the track list! - Tracks for practicing the class material:

Week 1: Structure & Phrasing - STRUCTURE - Ensuenos / Carlos Di Sarli
Week 2: Moving the Double Time in the Basica - INTERNALIZING RHYTHMS - El Choclo / Angel D Agostino (Vargas)
Week 3: A Number's Game - CATCHING A BREAK - Carnaval De Mi Barrio / Edgardo Donato - Asi Se Baila El Tango / Ricardo Tanturi
Week 4: Unlocking Your Creativity - UNLOCKING YOUR CREATIVITY - Bélgica (feat. Orquesta de Rodolfo Biagi) / Rodolfo Biagi

Tango 105: Musicality - Review of the first class in the Musicality series; structure & phrasing. Walking in cross system, back ochos, ocho cortado, melodic vs rhythmic.

Tango 105: La Media Vuelta - La Media Vuelta intro to Sacadas

Tango 105: Milonga - review of Milonga class. Milonga con traspie

Tango 105: Musicality, "catching a break" - review of musicality session: breaks and pauses

Tango 105: turn to the right w sacada or gancho - turn to the right w sacada or gancho

An Ear For Tango - Challenge your tango ear to these fun musical games!

One simple and fast tip to make YOUR TANGO DANCE stand out - A new challenge to take into your dance and DJing!

CHALLENGE YOUR DANCE using different instruments - Cuarteto SolTango soltango.com - Tango Natalia and Agustin nataliayagustin.com

CHALLENGE YOUR orchestra knowledge -

CHALLENGE YOUR DANCE using the Tango Arrastre _ Drag - Actually there are two challenges... 1) listen and identifying it 2) apply this concept in your dance and DJing.