Apilado/Milonguero, X-ing steps and Volcacadas
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Dates/Times
Friday 20th November 20:00-22:00 Sat 21st November 14:00-16:30 Sun 22nd November 14:00-16:30 Friday 27th November 20:00-22:00 Friday 4th December 20:00-22:00 Friday 11th December 20:00-22:00 Sat 12th December 14:00-16:30 Sun 13th December 14:00-16:30
Venue
Ross Street Community CentrePrice
£80 (£60) for the course.Booking & Information
email: course3 @ XXXXXcambridgetango.com (remove XXXXX to get the real email address)Or talk to me on Tuesdays.
You can book as an individual dancer or with a dance partner. If you book with a dance partner then you are guaranteed a place when the time for balancing the number of men and women on the course arrives (1 week before the course starts).
Course Contents
Tango Apiladoa and Milonguero are sometimes used to describe the same thing, but not always. Milonguero is also used for other things like people who have dance a LOT (several decades) of tango. Apilado is the past participle of apilar which translates from Spanish to English as "to pile up".Most of this course is about "piling up" the follower (female role) against the leader (male role). This can look like leaning, but that can imply one person is holding the other up. Another way to desribe Tango Apilado might be to say that the follower has committed/given some of their weight to the leader. The result can be very connected dancing with many possibilities for little intricate movements (X-ing steps, for example) and things that look big, such as volcadas, which are quite subtle uses of the embrace.
- Music: rhythm, phrasing and melody
- Improved embrace (close embrace) and posture
- Posture for Apilado/Milonguero
- Walk and basic elements in Apilado/Milonguero
- X-ing steps
- Giro and turns
- Generating Dynamic from X-ing steps
- Barridas
- Volcadas
Other Information
Snacks and drinks will be provided during the breaks.
You will need slippery soled shoes for pivoting on wooden floors (leather soles are good).
We suggest that to enjoy this course you are able to dance the content of
Exceptions are possible in consultation with the course teachers (Mike and Stephanie).