Royal Tango

Hey!

Here’s a short idea that extends the idea of the last video’s timing/rhythm of the molinete. Its fun, so give it a try.

As the next in the series exploring the alternating steps we take the followers movement and place in the molinete and challenge the leader to distinguish between the pedestrian tempo and the doble tiempo. This is amazing in open or close to both directions. Enjoy.

We’ll be building on this and the last 2 vids to create the next 2 movements so try it out.

A

How D!

Sometimes getting a blog post up on time can be a friggin comedy of errors! Oh well. Thank you all for your loving patience!

Today we look at last post’s movement with a partner. We’ll expand on those ideas more in the coming episodes!

Wowzers! Was it interesting to finally get this post up. I’m back from the holidays, and from the Houston Tango Festival.

This is the first in a few week series exploring a simple movement that we use in the dance often unconsciously but can, once polished be one of the most fun movements in our toolbox. We will explore many variations and ideas built on this idea with my buddy, Carmella Hill Burke.

Enjoy and see y’all soon!

A

This is a very common movement in tango. You see it everywhere in vals, milonga and everything from the 90 year olds to the most ‘nuevo’. Its often hidden in turns, angles wide and narrow and speed, but its there.

If there is a spanish name for this movement I’d love to know!

Next time we’ll look at the movment with a partner, add more details and play with variations.

Today we take the ideas from the last two videos:

http://royaltango.com/?p=233

and we create a stopped and rebounded energy for very clear and powerful check-steps. These can be done in parallel or cross system and in any direction.

CIAO!

Here are Monday’s + Wednesday’s editions rolled into one.

Today I begin a few simple and somewhat challenging exercises to build up strength in the standing leg and open up freedom in the free leg, by using a spicy balancing posture while articulating the free leg. Practice these like everything else, one song per side per day and you will feel a tremendous increase in your stability and control.

Let me know what you think!

Houston Tango Festival is coming!! Register while you can. Late bird ends soon:
Http://www.houstontangofestival.com

Ciao!

Concluding this week’s idea around using a chair to train the molinete movements, we look at the feet, hips and embrace through the movement.

Thanks for watching!

A

Yeah! Another addition up and going.

This is part 2 of a 3 part molinete series looking at training around a chair to cultivate precision, balance and elegance in molinete. Today is we finish the movement with the pivots in the front and back step, how they are generated and a few tips on making them better.

Molinete on the dance floor around your partner is rounded (obviously!) so there is another way of moving that has to be integrated ultimately, yet, if you can do molinete around the chair with balance and grace, it becomes effortless to translate that into rounded movements, but the reverse is not quite as true.

That’s a long sentence!

CIAO!

Greetings,

In addition to my written blog postings I’m introducing a regular video blog. Focuses will include dance technique for a variety of styles and levels, classes, practicing, how to get the most out of practicas and milongas, interviews y mas.

Today’s topic is the first of a three part series on molinete. I love to look at molinete around a chair to create an environment that requires:

I find that working for one song a day on each side around a chair can be an excellent practice. Of course, the way in which you practice is equally important to what you practice, but that’s another video.

More on learning at my yoga blog: here.

Enjoy!