Tango Encyclopedia

0. Preliminaries

1. The history of Argentine tango: the WHEN

· The history of tango music

Marcelo Solis

§ 1. Women and men of the Colony (text/image)

§ 2. The origins of Tango ( text/image)

§ 3. La Guardia Vieja (text/image)

§ 4. La Guardia Vieja – II: The first dancers (text/image)

§ 5. The appearance of the bandoneon in tango (text/image)

§ 6. Origins of Orquesta Típica (text/image)

§ 7. Francisco Canaro (video)

§ 8. Roberto Firpo (audio)

§ 9. Eduardo Arolas (audio)

· The history of tango dance

A Brief History of Tango (video): Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

A Brief History of the Black Roots of Argentine Tango (14:59)

Early Tango: The First Generation (1911-1916) … very long/detailed coverage

2. The structure of Argentine tango: The WHAT

· The structure of Argentine tango

· Forms of Walk

o In Parallel System

§ plain

§ Limping

§ rock-in-parenthesis (Walk-rock-Walk)

§ offset-exit to the cross

§ offset-alternating side-alternating parallel walk cycle … offset-left/facing/offset-right Caminata ta te ti

§ turning walk (CCW and CW)

§ promenade (Rl/Lr)

§ promenade è mutual-ocho cycle (wall facing)

§ parada walk (L/R foot makes parada to l/r)

§ grapevine walk (wall facing, center-facing)

o Hybrid

§ syncopated/hybrid

§ carriage

§ cross-over

o In Cross System

§ snake walk (offset-alternation in XS)

§ alteration walk (Ll; Rr)

§ promenade (Rl/Lr)

§ parada walk (R paradas l)

§ staircase (ALT ending)

§ BO walk: diagonal, hallway/roller-blade, milonguero ocho (tightening the angle)

§ sacada walk (offset right; offset left); she ochos around his straight walk

§ mutual ocho (after cross)

§ cadena

o Not along LOD

§ successive sideways (LLLL, RRRR)

§ check è walk back cycle (she continues CW, CCW)

· Interesting Sequences

o [Rl check step as entry into] cw-fx ==> ccw-fx (L=0)

o [facing Lr; my backward] mutual intimate ganchos

· 26 Tango Moves / Figures Travis & Tiniko Widrick

0:16 Tango Walk (Parallel System) 1:04 Tango Walk (Outside Partner right and left) 2:20 Tango Walk (Cross System right and left) 2:57 Box Step Basic with turning box step 3:48 Extended Box step 4:57 Rock Steps (variations) 6:03 Turns in place (rock steps, weight changes, side steps) 7:31 Rock step turn (right and left) 8:44 Salida aka THE CROSS ~ 8 Step Basic. 10:03 Salida in cross system 11:14 Traspie steps (dancing to Milonga) 12:03 Ocho Cortado (eight cut) 13:08 Back Ochos 14:12 Back Ochos to the Salida (cross system) 15:25 Media Luna and Molinete 16:34 Back ocho to sandwich (exit forward ocho) 17:38 Barrida (sweep/drag) 18:56 Sacadas (displacements) 19:47 Planeos 20:25 Ganchos (hook) 21:16 Boleo (whip) 22:04 Over-rotated Ochos (front) 22:41 Over-rotated Ochos (back) 23:14 Single Axis turn (variations) 24:17Volcada (to pour into like water) 25:01 Volcada with boleo and leg wrap 25:49 Bonus Footage (fast forward)

· 50 steps. Basic to Advanced steps & Figures Mat MaMoody & Mirabai Deranja

1) Paso basico 00:08 Basic 8 Step 2) Salida y cadencia 00:24 Rocking Step 3) Ocho adelante (in avanti) 00:45 Forward Ocho 4) Ocho cortado 01:13 Cut Ocho; 3 variation. 5) Calecita 01:54 Carousel 6) Parada 02:12 Stop 7) Paso cruzado 02:32 Cross Walk Both sides + Transition 8) Castigada 03:04 Front Boleo 9) Giro ene ejesencillo 03:25 Single Axis Turn 10) Ocho atras (indietro) 03:45 Back Ocho 11) Ocho atras y salida con ocho adelante 04:00 Back Och with Forward Ocho Exit 12) Ochoatras, variantes al inicio 04:19 Back Ocho Starting Variations 13) Sanguchito (sandwich) 04:51 Sandwich- 2 variations 14) Barrida 05:24 Sweep 15) Sacadas 05:41Displacement 16) Planeo (follower) 06:10 Gliding 17) Gancho 06:17 Hook 18) Sanguchito y gancho 06:52 Sandwich with Hook 19) Boleo 07:26 Boleo 20) Arrastre triple07:59 Triple Drag 21) Barrida triple 08:35 Triple Sweep 22) Ocho atras y envoltura 09:10 Back Ocho with Leg Wrap. 23) Ocho atras 09:33 Back Ocho with extreme Lean. 24) Molinetes 10:19 CW- CCW Wind mil: Clock wise & CCW 25) Giros 10:58 Turns- CW 26) Giros 11:18 Turns-CCW 27) Giros con lapiz 11:46 Turns with Embellishment with Pencil- Drawing on the floor 28) Giros completos 12:07 360 Turn- Full Turn 29) Gancho doble 12:23 Double Gancho 30) Sacada atras 13:20 Back Sacada - Leader 31) Sacada atras (follower) 14:18 Back Sacada- Follower 32) Sacada + planeo 14:58 Sacada + Gliding for Leaders 33) Sacada atras y gancho 15:42 Back Sacada with Gancho 34) Ochos sobregirados y sacadas 16:09 Overturned Ochos with Sacadas 35) Sacada de 4 lados 16:34 4 Sided Crosses / Sacadas 36) Sacada de 2 lados 17:17 2 Sided Sacadas 37) Gancho de 2 lados 17:54 2 sided Ganchos- Hooks 38) Gancho de 1 lado 18:22 One sided Gancho 39) Colgada basica 18:57 Basic Colgada- Hanging 40) Volcada basica 19:21 Basic Volcadas-Spil 41) Volcadas multiples, lado a lado 19:50 Multiple Volcadas 42) Cadena externa 20:14 Outside Chain 43) Cadena interna20:39 Inside Chain 44) Enrosque 21:18 Twisting- Coiling Action 45) Atrapadita 22:09 Foot Trap 46) Doble frente 23:19 Shadowing -- Double Front 47) Adornos 24:15Embellishments 48) Sacada atras y boleo 25:22 Back Sacada with Boleo 49) Ocho cortado, boleo y volcada 26:01 Cut Ocho with Boleo & Volcada 50) Sentada 26:36Sitting step Gancho, boleo combination - Bonus step :) 27:02 Gancho with Boleo