[Tango-L] Ballroom steps in tango

Michael tangomaniac at cavtel.net
Wed May 7 10:03:37 EDT 2008


I looked at Mario's link to youtube of Sylvania dancing milonga with another
woman. At about the 55 seconds mark, I saw a particularly good combination.
She stepped foward on her left, side right, close left to right, and come
out on the right. (There must be q quick weight change from the right to the
left.) There was a zig zag quality to the movement. And then, all of a
sudden, it hit me like lightning. It looked just like botta fogoes in Samba,
excluding the different rhythm.

Since I also dance ballroom, I'm going to examine if there is footwork and
rhythm (not figures) from other ballroom dances I can incorporate into
tango, vals, or milonga.

Michael Ditkoff
Washington, DC
It seems Spring has arrived.--
I'd rather be dancing Argentine Tango



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