Tango Music

Tango music can be some of the hardest music to hunt down but while I researching for the last post I found this site on building a good tango music collection.

Happy dancing

Looking back on Tango

This post is a long time coming: Review of our Tango lesson on Jan 27.

If your interested in learning more Tango, you should mark your calendar for our Argentine Tango Workshop on Feb. 24 in the Ramsey Center from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

On to the review.

The beginners lesson we learned:

• The Basic - Slow slow quick quick slow (Aka T-A-N-G-O)
• Outside of partner- This occurs when the lead gently pulls the follow's shoulder so that their frames are side by side each other rather than in front of one another.
• The Lunge - In class we learned the Tango lunge to side, where the lead's left leg is bent and the the right leg is extended to the side. Lunges can also be done in forward movements as they as are in the Leg Crawl.
  
• Cameo or Leg crawl - In both the beginning and advanced lesson we covered the basic leg crawl. This is time for drama and to show off your passion. However, its o.k. your not "passionate" with every partner. Here is a great example of a passionate leg crawl.
• Tango Rocks - A move that is best used when trying to get around and blocked up dance floor. The lead pulls gently on the follow to rock minimally forward and backwards during the first two slows of the basic.
  

In the advanced lesson:

To begin we discussed the two different faces of Tango. The face of anger and machoness, as displayed Tango Roxanne from Moulin Rouge and the face of passion, as displayed in the True Lies Tango.

The moves we dicussed were:

• Ochos - or figure eights are executed by the woman twisting her frame and feet so that they appear to float over a very tiny figure eight pattern.
  
• Beat alterations - This is simply something to play around with. All moves can be expanded to include more moves or moves of different beat structures as long as they eventually fall back in basic time.
  
• Drunken Sailor- This move had many different parts to it and I am going to try to summarize them as best I can. If you have questions please comment and we will try to clarify this description or come and visit us on Sunday night.
  The counts (in 4/4 time where slow equals one beat and quick equals half of a beat) are divided thusly
  
• In promenade position to the lead's left for - Slow quick
  
• Forward steps into Ronds de jambe in which the outside leg moves forward and then back; quick and slow
  
• closing up; quick quick slow
• Into Twistes; quick quick slow
  
• Back brake into and full leg crawl; quick quick slow
  

Valentine's week events

Regular Weekly Updates
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No Partner or Experience Necessary

Hello Dancers,

Happy news, Swing is back this week at Buffalo's on Alps rd. Also Rueda Salsa is returning to Sunday Nights!

On other notes, we are planing our first "workshop" for Sunday the 24. The workshop will be from 1-4 p.m at Ramsey.

We wanted to know: Are you still interested in having a Sunday night lesson that night?

Please give us some feedback.

Happy dancing,
Lindsey

On Campus Dancing
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Sunday Night Dance Lesson - Sunday Feb, 10
Lesson: Waltz
Beginner lesson from 7-8 p.m.; Advanced Lesson from 8:30-9:00 p.m.
Open dancing till 9:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall Ballroom
$2

Rueda Lesson- Sunday Feb 10
(Rueda salsa is like group salsa)
Lesson starts at 6:30 pm before the Sunday Night Lesson
Memorial Hall Ballroom
Free

Swing Club - Monday Feb 11
Lesson: East coast, West coast, Balboa or lindy hop
Lesson at 8pm
Memorial Hall Ballroom
Free

Off Campus Dancing
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Buffalo’s Café in Alps Shopping Center – Tuesday, Feb 12
Lesson: 9- 10 p.m.
Dancing 10 – 12 p.m.
$3 at the doorJ
Just go through to the back room. Also feel free to show up early to dine.

Casino Salsa (aka Rueda Salsa)- Tuesday, Feb 12
Lessons are available
Dancing is from 8-10 pm
The Upstairs bar at Transmetropolitan, downtown Athens
$10 cover

Near Future
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Valentine's Friday Night Dance Party - Feb 15

~BDC~

Contact Us:
Bdcuga@gmail.com

Events

I know that you all are anxiously awaiting last weeks Tango review, and I promise it is coming soon. In the mean time you can check out BPG's Tango this evening. Here are the rest of the happenings this week:

On Campus Dancing Events
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No Partner or Experience Necessary


Friday Night Dance, Friday Feb 1
Lesson: Tango
Free Lesson at 7 p.m.
Dance Party from 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
New Dance Theatre
$3 for students $5 for non students


Sunday Night Dance Lesson - Sunday Feb 3
Lesson:
Beginner lesson from 7-8 p.m.; Advanced Lesson from 8:30-9:00 p.m.
Open dancing till 9:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall Ballroom
$2

Swing Club - Monday Feb 4
Lesson: East coast, West coast, Balboa or lindy hop
Lesson at 8pm
Memorial Hall Ballroom
Free

Downtown Dancing Events
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Saturday Night Salsa - Saturday, Feb 2
No Lesson
Dancing is from 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Upstairs at Tasty World, Downtown Athens (18+)
$5 cover

Casino Salsa (aka Rueda Salsa)- Tuesday Feb 5
Lessons are available
Dancing is from 8-10 pm
The Upstairs bar at Transmetropolitan, downtown Athens
$10 cover

~BDC~

Dancing this week

Hello Everyone,

I hope that you all have weekend plans to see BPG's Ballroom magic show this weekend.

This week you can look forward to the return of Swing Club to Monday Nights.

And in other news we will be set up at the Winter Student Activities Fair on Tuesday, so please stop by and say hello. We would love to have some of you come and dance throughout the day, so if your interested just send me a quick e-mail.

Happy Dancing
and Break a leg BPG,

Lindsey

Regular Weekly Updates
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No Partner or Experience Necessary

Ballroom Performance's Group Annual Show
BALLROOM MAGIC 2008--Choose from 3 shows left!!!
Jan. 25 8pm Friday
Jan. 26 2pm AND 8pm Saturday
New Dance Theatre
$8 for students
$12 nonstudent
Tickets Available at the Tate Center Box:706-542-8074
http://www.ugaballroom.com/

Saturday Night Salsa - Saturday, Jan 26
No Lesson
Dancing is from 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Upstairs at Tasty World, Downtown Athens (18+)
$5 cover ($10 is live band)

Sunday Night Dance Lesson - Sunday Jan 27
Lesson: Tango
Beginning lesson at 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Advanced lesson at 8:00-8:30 p.m.
Dancing till 9:30 p.m.
Memorial Hall Ballroom

Swing Club - Monday Jan 28
Lesson: East coast, West coast, Balboa or lindy hop
Lesson at 8pm
Memorial Hall Ballroom
Free

Casino Salsa (aka Rueda Salsa)- Tuesday Jan 29
Lessons are available
Dancing is from 8-10 pm
The Upstairs bar at Transmetropolitan, downtown Athens
$10 cover

Winter Activities Fair - Tuesday Jan 29
Stop by and say hello, you can even dance a little for us
10-3
Memorial Hall Ballroom

Near Future
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FNDP: Feb 1

Events

Casino Salsa (aka Rueda Salsa)- Tuesday, January 22
Lessons are available
Dancing is from 8-10 p.m.
The Upstairs bar at Transmetropolitan, downtown Athens
$10 cover

Ballroom Performance's Group Annual Show-------
BALLROOM MAGIC 2008--Choose from 4 shows!
Jan. 24 8pm
Jan. 25 8pm
Jan. 26 2pm AND 8pm
New Dance Theatre
$8 for students
$12 nonstudent

Directions to the dance building: http://www.franklin.uga.edu/dance/directions/index.htm

Tate Center Box Office Info:
706-542-8074

Visit our website for more information about our group and performances:
http://www.ugaballroom.com/


Near Future
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Sunday Night Lesson - January 27th
Swing Club - Monday, January 28th
Rueda Lesson- Sunday, Late January Early February

Rumba Review

Last week Rachel did a great job of teaching us Rumba.
Here is a quick review of what she taught:

In the Beginning Lesson:

• The Basic - slow quick quick slow
  
• Rotating Basic - turning the basic box in quarter turn increments
• 5th Position Breaks - where the foot goes behind
  
• Cross over breaks - where the foot comes in front
  
• Pivot Turns - turning 180 degrees in one place
  
• Arch Turns - leading the turn away from you
• Loop Turns - leading the turn towards you
  

In the Advanced Lesson:

• Swivels - shake it!
  
• Rumba Cuddles
  
• Cuddles exited by a loop turn into crossover breaks
  
• Cuban breaks
  
• Sliding Doors

This video is really good for review a lot of the beginner moves and a few more intermediate moves. Some of the moves they may enter in to or preform differently than we may have taught and that is ok. There are many different dance schools out there who have there own styling. As dancers you will have to learn to be flexible to the community and, if performing, the directors around you.

Here are the marks for the different moves so you can "fast forward" to what you want to review.

Box step 0:00
Underarm (Arch turn) 0:42
Open break underarm turns (turning from the open position) 1:32
Crossover breaks 2:12
Parallel breaks 3:10
Alternating open breaks 3:41
Ladies underarm turn into side-by-side turn 4:33
2nd position breaks (Cubans) 5:33
Extended box 6:10
Alternating crossover breaks 6:50
5th position breaks 7:40



Happy dancing