[Tango-L] The basic 8 count

[Dubravko Kakarigi]

Right! and why not introduce very early on "change of front," which allows moving ahead in the line of dance without senselessly walking forward/back? This way you introduce early on a useful technique/concept which can be used over and over in all sorts of situations. It also introduces many other concepts with it. I stay away from any patterns, especially those which are not really usable on the dance floor.
 
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----- Original Message ----
From: lenl <lenl at tampabay.rr.com>
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> Why bother teaching a bad move if your going to have the student stop using it? You can get the same effect by a side step holding a beat and continuing. It's hard enough on the new student just trying to learn a move that he/she willwant to keep. To me the basic 8 makes no sense.