It's all your fault! Devil (you little devils!) made me do it! This last week we went all over the place with the Tango. Maybe because of seeing Bruce and I dancing the Tango at last Friday night's party, many of you had (different) requests when I opened the door to 'what move that you've seen in the Tango would you like to learn?'
So I'm just going to recap a few patterns that we covered in this last week - you'll recognize 'some', but 'not all' - 'cause it varied from day to day, class to class.
1) Ronde to Flick: Partners took 2 steps into promenade, then 3 rock steps (forward, back, forward - still in promenade), 3 rock steps again - but on the last one (forward rock), the rear foot releases & the toe draws a front-to-back floor ronde; then xsses over the other foot in a lock, step back with rear foot, lock again & "flick up and back' with the rear foot. Then both step forward, girl pivots to face, and they finish w/a Tango close. (** guaranteed, if you didn't learn this step - none of this makes any sense at all - ha!)
2) Outside to Inside Corte: Turning rock steps (QQ) to an outside Corte (where the man leads his partner to Corte outside of him on his R side as he steps back into his own Corte. Then he 'snaps' forward changing his weight to go onto his R foot with his L foot "locking" behind. She - snaps back w/R foot locking in front of L, and twisting to face promenade. Then the man turns to his L, keeping his weight on his R foot till his feet unwind (about 1/4 turn). She steps 2 forward steps as she comes around him as he is turning. Then he sharply turns her to face him; then both do an inside Corte (where she steps forward into his knee), and they finish w/a Tango close.
3) Promenade to pivots & promenade to grapevines: 2 steps into promenade, 4 turning pivot steps (in closed position), 2 more steps into promenade, and 4 grapevine steps. Then, a QQS Tango close ending with a 'tap & point'.
Guys! - none of these steps make any sense if you didn't learn them in class. But I'm sure that at least one of them will make sense to you. xxx donna
On the last week of dance lessons We have a "wrap up party". Dance classes are not open to the public – members or guests only.
All students bring a food item – ie: appetizers, quartered sandwiches, veggies, or whatever. All foods are placed on tables at the front, and everyone helps themselves buffet style at intermission.
Students can bring their own water, pop, or juice.
