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Argentine "Salon" Tango Note Book
Basic Sequences
Intermediate 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 Tecniques:
- 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 red
Advanced Intermediate Sequences:
1-Back parada on media vuelta cross feet
2-Back parada on media vuelta parallel feet
3-Back sacada and gancho
4-Back sacada from forward ocho I
5-Back sacada from forward ocho
6-Back sacada from and to adorno
7-Back sacada in media vuelta from cross feet
8-Cadena family
9-Cadena pull to the left w/o displ. I
10-Cadena pull to the left w/o displ. II
11-Cadena pull to the left w/o displ. III
12-Cadena pull to the right w/o displ. I
13-Cadena pull to the right w/o displ. II
14-Cadena push to the left w/o displcmnts
15-Cadena push to the left w/ displcmnts
16-Cadena push to the right w/o displcmnts
17-Cadena push to the right w/ high voleo
18-Cadena push to the right w/ displacement
19
-Ending in casquet from feet together
20-Ending in engance from feet together
21-Ending in lounge from feet together
22-Ending on leader knees from back ocho
23-Ending on leader left knee from side
24-Engance from ocho cortado
25-Enganche on back ocho
26-Enganche on forward to left
27-Enrosque from voleo ending parada
28-Gancho foll forward and side
29-Gancho (three) follower in sequence)
30-Ganchos (leader and foll.) sequence
31-Gancho leader from back ocho
32-Gancho leader from foll. gancho in forw.
33-Gancho leader from foll. gancho in forw. II
34-Gancho leader on left grapev. from crusada
35-Gancho leader on back step from quebrada
36-Levada and counter levada
37-Llevada on 3rd step of par out right

38-Llevada on canonic back ocho

39-Llevada on left grapevine fro mcrus
40-Llevada on left turn from cross out right
41-Llevada on left turn from par out right
42-Llevada on long right grapevine from crus
43-Llevada on short right grapevine from crus
44-Llevada sequence (leader) in back ocho
45-Llevada on left grapevine with leader twist
46-Llevada on back step
47-Media vuelta back parada
48-Media vuelta cross back side sacada
49-Media vuelta from crusada front enrosque
50-Media vuelta sacada planeo parada
51-Parada back and gancho from crusada
52-Planeo both after mordida
53-Planeo both after sacada
54-Planeo from parada enrosque left grapevine
55-Planeo laeder after sacada on grapevine
56-Sacada back on left grap from 2nd step sal.
57-Sacada back from forward ocho I
58-Sacada back from forward ocho
59-Sacada back leader gancho from crus

60-Swivel details
61-Turn full lleft D.F.
62-Turn full left follower swivel
63-Turn full left swivel simple
64-Turn half left D.F.
65-Voleo resolution for enganche
66-Voleo to enrosque to parada
67-Winding and unwinding after crusada
68-Wrap legs single
69-Wrap legs parallel
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Getting started:
- Site and page organization
- Canonic Elements
- Basic sequences
- Intermediate Sequences
- Advanced Interm. Sequences

- Basic Techniques
- Musicality
- Last additions
- Adornos
- Where to start
-Bla..Bla...Bla...
-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
Last additions :
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