Tango 101: Monthly Series Class

Paradise Tango is proud to announce our newest community building effort! Each month we'll cover the same foundational skills on the following weeks (e.g. 1st Friday is "Week 1", 2nd Friday is "Week 2").

 

MONTHLY SCHEDULE

Week 1: Connection, moving with a partner and traveling across the floor. Steps include but are not limited to: Walking and the Baldosa (basic 6-step/box)

 

Week 2: Pivoting yourself and your partner - Forward and Backward Ochos

 

Week 3: Stopping the foot, passing and sweeping. Steps include but are not limited to: Paradas, Pasadas and Morditas.

 

Week 4: Traveling and circular steps. Steps include but are not limited to the Giro/Molinette in linear and circular forms.

 

Hooks and wraps. Steps include but are not limited to Ganchos (alone and incorporated into the Basic Eight and Baldosa).

 

Bonus Week 5: Will rotate through different other movements including: Displacements - Steps include but are not limited to Secadas. Hooks and wraps - Steps include but are not limited to Ganchos and other wraps.

 

ALL WEEKS: We'll briefly cover dancing in the social setting, floor craft and etiquette. In the class we teach you how to ask a partner to dance, to accept or decline, to travel safely around the dance floor and how to switch partners with confidence.