04 - Salida ( kallas även : tangons grundsteg )
Källor:
Föreningens syfte är att erbjuda sina medlemmar dans och undervisning i argentinsk tango.
Buenos Aros vill också visa den argentinska tangon för en bredare allmänhet. Instruktionsvideo:
TANGO BEGINNER LEVEL CLASS
You will learn the fundamentals of the Argentine Tango (this class is geared toward beginning dancers but it is open to everyone who would like to continue to improve the basic elements of this dance). We start with exercises in balance, coordination, body posture and continue with tango walking, lead and follow communication, navigation on the dance floor, musicality as well as the following steps:
1. Balancing and Coordination Exercises / 2. The Tango Walk / 3. Connection / 4. The Embrace (Close and Open) / 5. Moving in Parallel and Crossed system. / 6. La Baldosa (the box step) / 7. Forward and Backward Eight figures (ocho hacia adelante y para atras). / 8. Molinetes (little windmill). / 9. Check Steps / 10. Rock Steps / 11. Musicality / 12. Tango and Floor Etiquette
Our experience tells us that everybody has their own pace to learn. Therefore, you may stay in the beginners class for as long as you need or at least for a period of six (6) months.
TANGO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL CLASS
So…you have studied in our beginners class for a reasonable time and you want to move to the next level, become an outstanding tango dancer and learn even more? Then, join us in this class too! We will teach you the subtleness of the this dance and amazing patterns that make the tango so divine.
1. Walking and Turning / 2. Molinete Figures / 3. Ganchos / 4. Boleos / 5. Barridas / 6. Sacadas / 7. Paradas / 8. Giros / 9. Rebotes / 10. Calesitas / 11. Musicality / 12. Tango and Floorcraft Etiquette
TANGO ADVANCED LEVEL CLASS
In this class you will be learning the following figures among others:
1. Llevadas / 2. Volcadas / 3. Colgadas / 4 Giros / 5. Cadenas / 6. Enganches / 7. Pasadas / 8. Mordidas / 9. Arrastres / 10. Musicality in Tango.
* While learning all these different patterns the connection, navigation and musicality will be always emphasized.
MILONGA RHYTHM CLASS
This is one of the three rhythms of the tango family. Learn the fundamentals of dancing to milonga and delve deeper into the rhythmical variations as you focus on patterns unique to milonga, including double time, traspie, and more.
VALS RHYTHM CLASS
This is one of the three rhythms of the tango family. You will learn how to hear, feel and move with grace and confidence to the most common rhythmic patterns found in Argentine Vals. We will show you how to create variations of the basic rhythms that will add playfulness to your musical expression.
PRACTICE TIME
This is an open for all level tango dancers and a great opportunity to practice everything you learned in our classes.
WORKSHOPS
We teach specialty workshops and ocasionally have guest teachers at the Motion Arts Center studio, please click here for more info.
EVENTS
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Tango Initiation: Beginner 6 week series
Learn about balance, posture and technique for tango movement, and the unique mindset of each role. In this series you will receive basic musical education and an introduction to improvising with a partner. Class vocabulary includes the tango “walk”, cunitas (rock steps), the follower's cross, back ochos, basic navigational tools and introductory level adornments. Participation includes a chaperoned field trip to a local practica with your classmates and instructor to check out the local tango scene! No prior tango experience required.
Tango Initiation: Beginner weekend BOOT CAMP
This course covers material from the Tango Initiation curriculum condensed into one fun weekend of two 3-hour sessions. This course is a great way to dive in and get really immersed in tango. People often choose to take it in conjunction with the 6 week series for accelerated learning and integration. No prior tango experience required.
Tango Essentials (Cross System): Advanced Beginner 6 week series
There are three aspects to the Tango Essentials cross system series: 1. How to improvise with traditional tango sequences considered essential for the social dance floor in cross foot system. 2. The codes, customs and etiquette of “the milonga” (an Argentine tango social dance). 3. Tips for becoming part of a caring tango community. In this course you will learn how to transition from the classroom to the real-life experience of social dancing at the milonga. Questions like “how do I invite someone to dance?” or “what kind of shoes do I need?” all get answered in Tango Essentials. Participation in this series includes a chaperoned field trip to a local milonga with your classmates to support you in making this exciting leap! Completion of the Tango Initiation curriculum is a prerequisite OR at least 6 months of tango classes taken elsewhere. Tango Essentials Parallel and Cross system are non sequential which means they may be taken in either order.
Tango Essentials (Parallel System): Advanced Beginner 6 week series
There are three aspects to the Tango Essentials parallel system series: 1. How to improvise with traditional tango sequences considered essential for the social dance floor in parallel foot system. 2. The codes, customs and etiquette of “the milonga” (an Argentine tango social dance). 3. Tips for becoming part of a caring tango community. In this course you will learn how to transition from the classroom to the real-life experience of social dancing at the milonga. Questions like “how do I invite someone to dance?” or “what kind of shoes do I need?” all get answered in Tango Essentials. Participation in this series includes a chaperoned field trip to a local milonga with your classmates to support you in making this exciting leap! Completion of the Tango Initiation curriculum is a prerequisite OR at least 6 months of tango classes taken elsewhere. Tango Essentials parallel and cross system are non sequential which means they may be taken in either order.
Milonga & Vals: Advanced Beginner 6 week series
A 6 week series designed to introduce you to the two other genres of tango music that we dance to on the social dance floor: The fun and upbeat "milonga" and the flowing and light hearted "vals". Four weeks are spent on milonga and two weeks are spent on vals. This series is great for people new to milonga and vals, or those who want to develop more confidence and/or build on existing knowledge.
Tango Elements: Intermediate drop-in class
These classes introduce new skills, one at a time. Learn how to build classic elements such as boleos, ganchos, sacadas, paradas and barridas into the foundational structure you are already familiar with. Each month covers a different subject. 2 years of social dance experience is recommended.
Tango Artistry: Advanced drop-in class
There are three aspects to the advanced level classes. 1. Exploring beautiful and challenging combinations of tango vocabulary. 2. Concepts such as back sacadas, off axis material (volcadas and colgadas) and follower’s sacadas, all taught with the social dance floor in mind. 3. Deepening the expression of your dance so that your personal style can emerge through advanced musicality by delving into different layers of the music and the use of complex musical adornments. *Please note* to attend one of these classes you must come with a partner.
Tango drills (All levels)
Develop understanding, awareness and control of your body. Train muscle memory and tone for tango movement and rhythmic variations.
SPECIAL CLASSES
Tango Taster (complete beginner)
For the curious and cautious! Get a taste of Argentine tango without committing to one of our Tango Initiation courses. The Tango Taster classes are drop-in based so you can just show up. Come alone, come with your significant other, or come with friends. We rotate partners so no need to bring one, but staying with a partner is also welcome. No dance experience required! Left feet welcome! Our weekly social dance at the 18th Street Lounge follows this single, one-hour class.
Tango Improvisation: Intermediate 6 week series
There are three aspects to this series: 1. The cultivation of curiosity and creativity. 2. Mastering the fundamentals of navigation. 3. Empowerment through developing skills of flexibility and spontaneity. This series is about understanding the architecture or “building blocks” of tango through steps, pivots and the underlying structure of the grapevine. Learn how to change course in any moment, work with asymmetry, and invent your own combinations by assembling the building blocks of tango in endless creative ways. This series is both illuminating and fun for leaders and followers alike, and will teach you how to adapt to an ever-changing configuration in the both the tango embrace and the crowded dance floors of the milongas. Completion of the entire Tango Essentials curriculum is preferred or 1 year of social dancing experience.
Advanced Sequences: 6 week series
This series explores exquisite and practical combinations of advanced level tango vocabulary and musicality.
Mercurio Music Sessions (all levels)
The Mercurio Music Sessions explore the deep rhythmic foundations of tango music. Learn to think like musicians by discovering the concepts and language that musicians use when they play. Understand what you are hearing and dancing to and thereby broaden and refine your musicality on the dance floor. The Mercurio Music Sessions are taught by Brett Lemley, the Director of the Tango Mercurio Community Orchestra and Live Music Program manager.
Women’s Leading (advanced beginner or above)
For women who want to explore the leading role. One of the best ways to understand what the leaders need from you is to try leading! Learning to lead deepens a woman's relationship to the music and taps her gifts of assertiveness; decision-making, spatial awareness and more. These discoveries can be incorporated back into a woman’s following, or simply enjoyed for their own sake. Many women find that knowing the leading role gives them more choices and freedom in the milonga.
Men's Following (intermediate or above)
For men who want to explore the following role. Legend has it that at one time, men were only allowed to dance with each other, at the men’s practicas of Buenos Aires, until they were skilled enough to go to the milongas and dance with women. Men who study the following role possess a greater awareness of their partner’s experience and adapt more readily to her movement and unique musical responses.
Guest Instructor Workshops
At Tango Mercurio we are committed to the on-going development of our teaching faculty and the level and quality of dancing in the DC community. For this reason we host classes and workshops with national and international guest instructors, in an effort to continue raising the standard of tango dancing in DC. See our Guest Instructor page for more information.
The Anti-Social Track (advanced)
Learn material that is not appropriate for the social dance floor, such as soltadas, jumps, and lifts! The anti-social track is the recommended performance training for those partaking in our choreography program, or for those who simply want to enjoy exploring tango beyond its social aspect.
Teacher Training
Limited spots are available on an annual basis for teacher training. Applications must be approved by Tango Mercurio’s Artistic Director.
With the exception of Advanced level classes which you must attend with a partner, we rotate partners in all of our classes but staying with your own partner is also welcome. info@tangomercurio.org
Modules : all the modules are conceived according to the same multidisciplinary, biomechanical approach, the analysis of the movement, the music, etc....
Year 1
Year 2
All the modules can be independently followed from each other, without commitment on a precise duration, nor on all of the formation. But the obtaining of the final Diploma will require to follow the modules marked *, and knowledge and control of the whole program, that it was entirely followed or not.
FIRST YEAR : THEORETICAL PROGRAM OF MARSEILLE*
MUSIC
HISTOIRY
BIOMECANIC
FIRST WEEK IN MARSEILLE: Practical Part
SECOND WEEK IN MARSEILLE : Practical Part
THIRD WEEK IN MARSEILLE : Practical Part
EXTERIOR CONTRIBUTORS : several external professors intervene within the Institute, in France, to bring complementary views and styles on the studied techniques
WEEKS IN BUENOS AIRES
2 weeks of intensive study, practice and discovery of tango in the city
WORK PROGRAM :
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS TANGO CLASS
Beginners Tango class A breakdown of the basic Tango elements: the embrace, concept of lead and follow, cross and parallel walk systems, 6, 8 & 10 count basic, cruzada, weight changes, ochos, rock step, turns, gancho, lapiz, sacada and barrida. This course is designed to get you moving on the dance floor from your first lesson.
*No dance experience or partner necessary.
*Recommended footwear – Leather sole shoes (no sneakers or platform shoes)
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INTERMEDIATE TANGO
Intermediate Tango class * Pre-requisit: Pre-intermediate or a reasonable level of technical understanding of Argentine tango and 1 year minimum dance experience.
Introduction to close embrace; posture, weight changes/distribution, core balance and partner connection. Intermediate Steps: Cadencia, Ocho Cortado, Giros, Change of Direction, Enrosque, Colgadas & Volcadas, Adornos. New combinations will be taught at each class, so you can start building your dance repertoire. Close Embrace – the precision of posture and frame. Focus on technique, style, musicality & syncopation, complex steps with advanced variations.
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ADVANCED TANGO CLASS
Advanced Tango class * Must have a good level of technical understanding of Argentine tango and 2 year minimum dance experience. An evaluation is required prior to sign up.
This course focuses on the refinement of the close embrace and the precision of posture and frame. Learning variations of advanced step combinations with complex embellishments. Exploring musicality and syncopation with various orchestras. Developing your own personal style and improvisation skills.
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THURSDAY ADVANCED TANGO CLASS
This course focuses on the close embrace and Learning variations of advanced step combinations with complex idea to developing your own personal style and improvisation skills.with embellishments. Exploring musicality and syncopation with various orchestras each month.
ADVANCED MILONGA CLASS
Advanced Milonga con traspie & lisa
traspie & Lisa stepping and timing, embrace and posture, walks, turns and adornments. Improvisational techniques to weave these elements together to create fun milonga patterns.
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ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS MILONGA CLASS
Absolute Beginners Milonga class Introduction to milonga, walk, Rhythmical fundamentals;
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS TANGO CLASS
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SATURDAY SPECIAL TANGO WORKSHOPS FOR ABSOLUTEBEGINNERS TANGO DANCERS IN MIDTOWN NYC
BEGINNER TANGO 2 HOURS WORKSHOPS EVERY SATURDAY 5-7pm
A breakdown of the basic Tango elements: the embrace, concept of lead and follow, cross and parallel walk systems, 6, 8 & 10 count basic, cruzada, weight changes, ochos, rock step, turns, gancho, lapiz, sacada and barrida. This course is designed to get you moving on the dance floor from your first lesson.
*No dance experience or partner necessary.
*Recommended footwear – Leather sole shoes (no sneakers or platform shoes)
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SATURDAY PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL TANGO
* Pre-request: Absolute Beginner Tango.
In this course, you will learn how to combine the steps you learned from Beginner I. Introduction to basic floor craft techniques (collision avoidance and line of dance) and dance floor etiquettes. New Pre -intermediate steps will be introduced: Advanced barridas, Ganchos, Media Vuelta. Sacadas, Planeo, Calesita, Carpa, Lapiz, Molinete, Sandwich, Castigada, Cadena, Arrastre. Leader’s & Follower’s simple embellishments.
SATURDAY ADVANCED MILONGA WORKSHOP
Advanced Milonga con traspie & lisa
traspie & Lisa stepping and timing, embrace and posture, walks, turns and adornments. Improvisational techniques to weave these elements together to create fun milonga patterns.
The 100 level classes provide the foundational concepts and techniques in order to progress to the 200 level classes. Our beginner series is broken into 3 six-week series: Walking (T101), Turning (T102) and Essential Figures (T103). Each series is broken into 2 hours each week with the second hour focusing on guided practice time. These 3 series do not have to be taken in any order, new students can begin with T101, T102 or T103.
The goal of our beginner 100 level classes is to teach our new students the 5 primary steps and the 5 essential figures of tango. We also focus heavily on connection, embrace and musicality. We also teach the codes of social dancing and proper Tango etiquette, so that you can enjoy social Tango dance parties which are called Milongas.
5 Primary Steps of Tango:
Essential Figures of Tango:
Weekly Schedule:
T101 - Fundamentals of Argentine Tango I: Walking
T102 - Fundamentals of Argentine Tango II: Turning
T103 - Fundamentals of Argentine Tango III: Essential Figures
Начинающие. Курс "А"
Минимальный базовый курс обучения длится три месяца. Занятия проходят два раза в неделю. За это время даются основы танцевания танго. Техника движения. Базовые шаги. Импровизация в танго. Техника ведения и следования. Минимальная информация о истории и музыки танго. Стиль "салон"
Продолжающие. Курс "B"
Курс предназначен для желающих продолжать обучение. Срок обучения около шести восьми месяцев (в зависимости от индивидуальности). Обучение всем трем танцам типики: танго, танго-вальс, милонга. Подробно дается техника всех трех танцев, основные фигуры и элементы танца. Основы импровизации и музыкальности. Подробно разбирается музыка всех направлений. Стиль "салон" и милонгеро"
Совершенствующиеся. Курс "С"
Курс предназначен для желающих изучать танго всерьез, как часть своей жизни. Подробно изучаются все три танца со всеми деталями и подробностями. Мужские и женские украшения. Импровизация и музыкальность. Особенности танцевания под музыку различных оркестров и периодов. Стиль "салон", "милонгеро", "нуэво". Опыт от 1 года регулярных занятий в танго.
Совершенствующиеся. Курс "D"
Вторая и более сложная часть курса. Более тщательная и индивидуальная работа с каждым учеником с учетом его индивидуальных возможностей. Акцент делается на отработку техники и музыкальность. Опыт 1 - 1,5 года.
Студия.
В Танго студии занимается не только обучением но и изучением танго движения музыки. Приветствуется все возможная творческая работа. Занятие в студии возможны только по приглашению педагогов.
Начинающая группа (курс аргентинского танго для начинающих )
Программа базового курса
Курс обучения Аргентинского танго для начинающих длится около трех – четырех месяцев, при регулярном посещении уроков два раза в неделю, еженедельных практиках и милонгах, и основывается на общем принципе обучения в Студии «Caminito».
Темы проводимых занятий:
Базовый курс - Мы научим вас вести и следовать, обниматься и слушать музыку, и конечно познакомим со всеми основными танго-движениями, из которых и складывается танец. Базовый курс – это изучение азбуки нового языка. После прохождения базового курса вы, по факту, готовы для социального танца и к выходу на милонги (танго-вечеринки)!
Базовый курс - уровень от 0 до 6 месяцев
Базовый курс рассчитан на два месяца – 16 уроков. В программу входит техника танго и основные принципы без которых невозможно двигаться дальше, основы ведения и следования, изучение основных элементов. Мы познакомим вас скультурой танго, этикетом, который принят у нас в городе и за границей, выучим основные танго элементы и несложные связки, выстроим и наработаем технику. Уже в течение базового курса вы сможете приходить на милонгу и танцевать.Задача базового курса хорошо осознать и почувствовать структуру и принципы движения в танго, чтобы в дальнейшем создавать свой танец, свой стиль, чувствовать себя легко и свободно, опираясь на технику и импровизацию, а не на заучивание фигур и связок. В группах продолжающих мы изучаем дальнейшее развитие этих принципов, разбираем более сложные связки и движения, в основном это работа с ведением, следованием, направлениями. Во время базового курса мы приглашаем Вас танцевать на милонги в Москве и орагнизуем совместные походы на милонги, чтобы приобщить вас к городской тусовке. Если вы не достаточно усвоили материал или почувствовали, что не готовы для следующего уровня, можно пройти курс столько раз, сколько понадобится или взять несколько частных уроков.Программа курса для начинающего уровня:
продолжающий курс I _ Школа студия аргентинского танго El Gato Tango
Продолжающий - Танцуем по слогам! :) Курс для продолжающих покажет вам, как из движений складываются схемы, но, в то же время, научит эти схемы произвольно менять и нарушать, свободно импровизируя. Мы расскажем вам об особенностях танго-музыки, ее обыгрывания, украшениях и сложных фигурах.
Курс для продолжающих - от 4 до 8 месяцев занятий
Этот курс рассчитан на два месяца – 16 уроков и направлен на то, чтобы подкорректировать технику, улучшить и развить свои танцевальные навыки. На классах для продолжающих мы развиваем базовые принципы, разбираем более сложные связки и движения, в основном это работа с ведением, следованием, направлениями, импровизацией. Задача этого курса улучшить и отточить технику, развить свой танго вокабуляр движений, научиться чувствовать себя легко и свободно, учиться импровизировать, а не танцевать один и тот же набор связок и фигур под разную музыку.Если вы не достаточно усвоили материал или почувствовали, что не готовы для следующего уровня, можно пройти курс столько раз, сколько понадобится или взять несколько частных уроков.Это курс, также рассчитанный на 16 уроков и 2 месяца занятий, который гармонично следует за базовым курсом.В рамках данного курса будут рассмотрены более сложные движения и связки, более глубокое изучение принципов. Этот курс нельзя взять до прохождения базового курса, так как он будет полностью полагаться на фундаментальные знания и техники заложенные в базовом курсе.Программа курса для продолжающего уровня:
Продвинутый курс _ Школа студия аргентинского танго El Gato Tango
Продвинутый курс - Если вы танцуете уже более двух лет, мы рекомендуем вам «углубленное» изучение языка танго: с метафорами и гиперболами, идиомами и иногда даже ругательствами :) Мы уделяем большое внимание технике, работе стоп, музыкальности и, конечно, выражению себя в танце, объятию и особенностям «диалога» с партнером.
Класс развития для старшего и продвинутого уровня - не менее 1,5-2-х лет занятий
Этот курс рассчитан на три месяца – 12 уроков и направлен на то, чтобы улучшить и развить свои танцевальные навыки, почистить технику, научиться создавать свой танец, свой стиль, чувствовать себя легко и свободно, опираясь на технику и импровизацию, а не на заучивание фигур и связок. Если вы не достаточно усвоили материал или почувствовали, что не готовы для следующего уровня, можно пройти курс столько раз, сколько понадобится или взять несколько частных уроков. Это уроки, рассчитанные на изучение и разбор специфических движений и связок. Тематические уроки рассчитаны на танцоров продолжающих и старших уровней, тех, кто прошел Базовый и Продолжающий курс и желают изучить более сложные принципы и движения.Программа курса для продвинутого уровня: