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Argentine Tango Toronto Technique Dance Lessons – Best Toronto Tango Dance Technique classes. Argentine Tango Women’s technique and embellishments. As in many dances most spectators observe mostly woman in dance – her elegance, grace, music interpretation as well as technique. Even though these are highly individual attributes there are some general notions of what makes woman sensual and graceful when dancing tango. Such skills include leg projection and weight transfer, stability in movements, elegance in leg placement and leg extension, pivoting, embellishments, as well as expression of emotions.

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  • Both partners can contribute to tango improvisations with adornments (sp. adornos, decoration) known also as decorations (sp. decoration). Adornments do not have to be led or marked. Several embellishments are: aguja, amague, boleo, caricia, cuatro, enroscar, golpecito, lustrada, rulo.
  • Expressions of emotion
  • Expression of emotions such as raising hand by a woman and gently lowering it on partner’s shoulder; dancing with cheeks together.
  • Expression of emotion – dancing with cheeks together.
  • Arm up and down Expression of emotion – raising hand by a woman and gently lowering it on partner’s shoulder.
  • You are mine Expression of emotion – gentle embrace.
  • Sweetheart embrace. Expression of emotion – sweetheart embrace.
  • Forehead to forehead. Expression of emotion – forehead to forehead.

 

Cross and ocho

  • Large group of classic and elegant tango figures is related to two basic steps: forward cross step and backward cross step.
  • Their combinations form cruce (cross), ochos (figure eight), as well as giros (turns).

Circular movements GIROS”

  • Circular movements are inherent part of tango and have special importance in tango vals

Foot play

  • Steps related to foot play steps spice up the walk and the dance.
  • These are ways for leaders and followers to challenge and tease their partners and make dance more playfull.
  • There are different shapes of these moves and their look depends on how crowded is the venue or woman’s interpretation of the lead.
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Sacada and entrada

  • Sacada (entrada) Shallow sacada (sacada, insert) Leader’s leg replaces partner’s unweighted leg position.
  • Entrada doesn’t influence movement of the follower’s leg.
  • This movement is called entrada or sacada in Spanish depending on instructor.
  • Sacada (quite) Deep sacada (sacada) Displacement of partner’s unweighted leg.
  • Back sacada Displacement of partner’s unweighted leg.

 

Gancho and enganche

  • Enganche Leg wrap One or both dancers wrap his or her leg around their partner’s leg.
  • This wrapping is often sustained or frozen for a moment in time. See also gancho and high leg wrap.
  • Gancho (hook) One dancer hooks her or his leg around their partner’s leg. See also enganche.
  • Overturned gancho (gancho nuevo) The follower places her leg between the leader’s legs. This move can be lead from overturned back ocho.See also enganche.
  • Piernazo High leg wrap Wrap or caress by woman’s leg raised up high and touching the partner’s waist or legs

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