Level 2 (Ballroom Basics) For December 2015: Argentine Tango

Keep in mind that there are 3 times of Argentine Tango: milonga, Argentine, and vals.  For the month of December we focused primarily on Milonga, which is the easiest of the 3.  Towards the end, we introduced something that belongs more in Argentine Tango.

Milonga:

• Basic, aka "Baldosa Box" (6 steps)
• Traspie ("quick-quick-slow"), can be done on any of the first 5 steps of the Baldosa Box
• Side together (repeat "5-6" as many times as you'd like)

Argentine Tango:

• ​Forward Ochos
• Leader's out-of-the-way rock step to forward ochos
• Forward Ochos to parada (means "stop", as in leader blocks the follower's foot and stops the ocho), to pasada (means "go", as in follower steps over the leader's foot and continues)