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Argentine "Salon" Tango Note Book
Intermediate Sequences
Advanced Intermedediate Sequences
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  Page 1 of  3                         Rev:  1.0
                   Issued   2/28/2003
Canonic Elements:
- Line of Dance (LOD)
- Walking inside
- Walking Outs. Parall.
- Walking Outs. Cross

- Salida Par Out R.
- Salida Cross Out R.
- Tango close
- Basic 8 Par.Out R.
- Basic 8 Cross.Out R.
- Back Ocho
- Forward Ocho
- Grapevine
- Sacada
- Parada
- Media vuelta
- Turn Basic
- Molinete
- Voleo
- Lapis
- Gancho Foll.
- Llevada
- Quebrada
- Calecita
- Mordida
- Rock step
- Enrosque
- Planeo
- Swivel
- Gancho Leader
- Sacada back
- Enganche
- Parada Back
Basic Techniques
- About directions...
- Balloon effect

- Buying & Giving

- Cat caminada
- Change direction
- Crusada
- Dancing inside

- Dancing outside
- Enrosque

- Follower Planeo
- Forward and backward
- Gancho on forward
- Gancho on back step
- Gancho vs parada
- Lapis

- Leader Planeo
- Leading with Torso

- Llevada
- Mordida
- Parada on back step
- Parada on pivot
- Parada on forw. step
- Pivot
- Planeo follower
- Quebrada
- Reversing the ochos

- Rock step
- Sacada Back

- Sacada Front
- Sacada Side
- Starting step
- Voleo on side
- Voleo on back step
- Voleo on forw. step

Note:Sequences that can be danced in crowded places start in bold red
Basic Sequences :
1- Back ocho canonic resolved in cross feet with leader hesitation to crusada
2- Back ocho from parallel out feet and leader displacement
3- Back ocho at right from cross out right salida with dual crusada
4- Back ocho walking from cross out right with leader in back ocho
5- Back ocho walking from cross with leader in forward ocho
6- Back ocho lateral (right) from crusada with leader in cross feet by hesitation
7- Back ocho resolved to LOD in parallel walking
8- Back ocho canonic with leader turning left
9- Back ocho timing: two ways to lead it
10-Back ocho walking from cross outside right with leader on side step
11-Basic 8 tips for both dancers on the 8 count salida
12-Basic preparation steps
13-Caminada in crossed feet : outside right and inside in line
14-Caminada in parallel feet . outside right and inside in line

15-Caminada inside : parallel and crossed feet
16-Caminada outside: parallel and crossed feet
17-Caminada in parallel feet : 3 Quick steps and 1 Slow step on each side
18-Change directions in place from feet together or from crusada
19-Change directions turning on the left at crusada
20-Crusada details
21-Crusada forced by displacement resolved in two ways
22-Crusada quick after follower side in forward
23-Forward ocho details on starting with leader in back ocho & ending in parallel
24-Forward ocho from crusada with leader accompanying in back ocho
25-Forward ocho from crusada with leader external foot accompanying
26-Forward ocho from crusada w/ leader mirroring the follower steps
27-Forward ocho from a side from feet together to left foot parada
28-Giving and buying space concept during turns
29-Grapevine basics: forward-side-back-side
30-Grapevine exercise. Leader in place turning w/o moving.
31-Grapevine in LOD. Leader inside.
32-Media vuelta from 3rd step salida and voleo
33-Media vuelta from crusada block
34-Molinete chair : on the right starting with leader right foot
35-Molinete on the right starting with leader right foot sacada and ending in parada
36-Molinete Yes-Yes-No leader sacad sequence starting with left foot sacada
37-Molinete Yes-Yes-No leader sacada sequence starting with right foot sacada
38-Navigation : from parallel in to cross outside and back (horizontal)
39-Navigation : from parallel out right to parallel out left and back (horiz.)

40-Navigation: from parallel out to cross outside and back (horizontal)
41-Navigation : from parallel in line to cross outside right and back
42-Navigation : from parallel outside right to parallel outside left and back
43-Ocho cortado on right from 3rd step of parallel outside right
44-Ocho cortado on right from 3rd step of par.out right: different resolutions
45-Ochos: reversing the direction from forward to back and viceversa
46-Parada to mirrored forward
47-Salida: from cross outside right to both dancers crusada
48-Salida: from cross outside right to crusada with leader pencil (rulo)
49-Salida: from parallel outside right with block of follower crusada
50-Tango close from crusada at 90 degr. vs LOD
51-Tango close types in line from different salidas
52-Tempo (Rhythm) for Basic 8 salida parallel and crossed feet (examples)
53-Turn preparation exercise
54-Turn full left from 3rd step of parallel outside right
55-Turn full left from crusada ending in parallel feet
56-Turn full left from grapevine with stop and inversion
57-Turn full left in parallel feet from salida with block of crusada

58-Turn half left back straight ending in crossed feet
59-Turn half left back straight ending in parallel feet
60-Turn half left from feet together with enrosque ending in parallel feet
61-Turn half right sacada simple to crusada in parallel feet
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- Site and page organization
- Canonic Elements
- Basic sequences
- Intermediate Sequences
- Advanced Interm. Sequences

- Basic Techniques
- Musicality
- Last additions
- Adornos
- Where to start
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- Why another site on Argent.Tango
- Method used in this site
-Tango,milonga, tango-vals
- Styles: Salon and Milonguero
- Steps and no steps
- Beat, measure and phrase
- Syncopation and non
- Dance, tanda and cortina
- Song structure/musicality
- Line of Dance (LOD)
- Dancing inside
- Dancing outside
- Crossed feet/parallel feet
- Navigation concepts
- Relative positions vs steps
- What nobody tells you
- KISS:Keep It Simple & Stupid
- Useful references
- Final note...
Musicality
-Tango structure
- Listen: phrase
- Listen: rhytm,steps
- Listen: on beat
- Tempo for cr basic 8
- Tempo for par. basic
     ADORNOS:
-Andalusia
-Back step together
-Lapis 
-Lapis together
-Planeo follower 
-Planeo leader
-Voleo

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