Lesson recap #6 - Intermediate

'Twas Tango night! Firstly, we took the pattern that we previously learned in the Fox Trot - Promenades to pivot turn, promenades to grapevine, and side close - and with a little character adjustment, we made it into a Tango pattern. "Stay low - no rise in the Tango. Step into promenade with a 'side step' ie: do not point the toe fully forward - want to keep your upper body towards your partner. This makes for a much smoother transition going into the pivot turn. When you step into the pivot turn - guys, step around the girl, not away from her; and be sure to keep your head weight back and over your left foot."

Then we learned the Outside to Inside Cortes - Man does a L turning rock turn (small steps - forward on L & back on R whilst turning to his L). Then he steps back onto his L foot (keep the heel up so that you don't 'fall' back). While he does this, he leads the girl to Corte forward, but on his R side (outside Corte).

Then he snaps his L foot forward to come behind his R foot. At the same time, he will sharply rotate his frame to the 'R' causing his partner to pull backwards and end in a twist - her R foot held in front of her L. He then turns his body leftward (down into his knees) allowing his feet to completely unwind. His partner walks 2 small steps forward & then swivels to face him at the end of the 2nd step. They both do a Corte, shift weight forward (or back) to the other foot, and Tango Close (forward, side, together - *or in her case, back, side, together). Voila!