Saturday, February 11, 2012
Giros to the left. Tango 2 lesson 5
Dance Conmigo offers private and group classes.
www.danceconmigo.com
In this video we did Giros to the left.
We started with a cross system and feet crossed at 5
then we rotated our partner to our left.
To this giro we added a "lapiz" of foot decoration
We also showed how to exit steeping back
Finally, for complexity sake we did a giro to the left with a "barrida".
Dancer: Alain Guillot and Mariya Cherkasova
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Intercultural Program with École Josephine Dandurand
As part of its Intercultural program, École Josephine Dandurand has added to its regular field trip outing a dance lesson, offered in Spanish by Dance Conmigo. Students wanting to experience elements of Montreal's Spanish-speaking culture enjoy a day visiting Latin bookstores, eating at a Mexican restaurant and participating in activities conducted in Spanish. By taking a dance class in Spanish, students can reinforce their understanding of the language while picking up a fun and active social skill.
Dance Conmigo is happy to teach any of the dances in its curriculum in English, French or Spanish.
École Josephine Dandurand
90 rue Mackenzie-King
Saint-Jean-sur Richelieu
Dance Teachers: Cheryl Williams and Alain Guillot
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
FEb. 26th. Intermediate Tango workshop. Extreme rotations.
Teachers: Alain Guillot and Jade Pollack
Cost $20.
This workshop will be based on off-axis movements with an emphasis on rotation. Partners will
discover the subtleties of off-axis and shared axis movement. The workshop will introduce
new concepts to familiar steps and then increase in complexity as we apply the knowledge to
new and advanced figures.
Dancer's are not required to bring their own partner, but it would be preferred if they can sign
up with one.
We will try to cover a total of 8 different movements during the class. Within the rotations, we
will have a chance to look at colgadas, sacadas, ganchos and leg wraps.
After the 90 minute class there will be a one hour dance practice so that you can practice the
steps with class participants and new comers who will also be showing up for the practice.
During this time class teachers will be available to answers questions and provide tips.
Come join us for a workshop to experiment your balance, flexibility and creativity.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Tango 2 lesson 5 Giros, Barrida, Gancho
Dance Conmigo offers private and group classes.
www.danceconmigo.com
-In this video we did a basic Giro exercise,
-Then we did a Giro in which both, leader and follower, walk around each other.
- We did the same exercise by leader staying in place and follower walking around the leader.
- Finally we added some sacadas, Barriada and Ganchos to our giros.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Half moon with Parada and decorations. Tango 2 lesson 3
Dance Conmigo offers private and group classes.
www.danceconmigo.com
-In this video we started on "2"
-The leader guided the follow into back Ochos.
-At the end of the second back ocho, both the leader and the follow pivot and step back.
-Both dancers open
-Follower steps foward
-Leader searches her foot to create a "Parada"
-The follower one or several decorations
-The follower passes "Pasada"
-Both dancer finish with a walk or with 6-7-8.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Sandwich plus simple leg wrap
Dance Conmigo offers private and group classes.
www.danceconmigo.com
In this video we worked over a simple leg wrap.
The leader steps to the side on "2"
He searches contact with the follower foot
The follower closes her feet creating a sandwich
Leader rotates the followers shoulders,
Follower takes the energy from the leader's rotation and rotates her hips
As the leader's rotation becomes stronger
The follower hip rotation is more pronounced transferring to her leg.
The leg with a circular energy wraps around the leader's leg
The leader finish the movement by guiding a Back Ocho.
Dancers: Alain Guillot and Halina Dudyk
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