Our Fundamentals. Embrace and Walk

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Only by learning how to impeccably accomplish the most simple elements of them all, can we reach that desired apex of elegance – the one that doesn’t demand attention, but of which you can’t take your eyes off.

 

Recommended study time for this collection is 6 weeks.

Combinations of Steps. Focus on Embrace

Ocho, Parada, Giro – instead of asking how the embrace changes when performing all these elements, let’s see how our body posture helps maintaining that embrace. Isn’t the heartwarming embrace one of the main reasons why we dance tango?

17.27 min Embrace Giro Ocho Elements

Posture & Walk. Women Technique

A lesson that offers detailed explanations on body posture. You’ll see what is the correlation between the upper and lower part. You’ll also discover priceless insights about followers’ forward and backward walk, as well as the most common mistakes and ways to avoid them.

15.41 min Embrace Walk

Posture & Walk. Men Technique

How is your lead connected to posture? What are the lines that you should be looking for while walking on the pista? Did you know you can consciously build your movements by imaginarily dividing your body in three parts while walking and you can choose to interpret music in a different way only by changing some shapes. Let’s see how!

15.37 min Elements Walk

Continuous Walk. Exercises for Leaders and Followers

We’ll talk about shapes and lengths of forward, backward and side steps; about how to achieve fluidity when connecting them. Apart from the obvious continues movement, there’s also another one, which doesn’t stop even if you pause during the dance. Let’s see, what is it about?

17.47 min Walk

Change of Weight. Coordination of the Couple

If everything starts in the embrace, where does it finish? And where do the individual and the couple take their strength from? Apart from the answers to these questions, you’ll also discover in this video a beautiful secret regarding the technique Sebastián is using while walking.

17.34 min Embrace Walk

Changes of Weight. Parallel and Cross Systems 1

This lesson will engage you into a set of exercises, in order for you to practice changing systems while walking, using the leader’s change of weight. Never forget, constant practice is what keeps moving us forward in life, or in tango!

8.58 min Walk

Changes of Weight. Parallel and Cross Systems 2

A new lesson, a new set of exercises. This time you’ll be practicing changing systems while walking, using the follower's change of weight. Another great opportunity for keeping your tango skills fit!

12.28 min Walk

Walk Review With Music

Let yourself be inspired by watching the maestros performing all the elements in the lessons until now. This is a gift video, which you’ll discover inside this collection of lessons. (Music: orquesta – Di Sarli, “Porque regresas tu”)

3.12 min Walk

Embrace and Walk Coordination. Fundamentals

A lesson that offers an extended explanation on how Sebastián & Roxana use their embrace to stay connected. Some truly great advice on how to practice “walking”, not only in couple, but also alone. The more we prepare by ourselves, the more we have to offer when inside the couple.

15.27 min Embrace Walk

Embrace and Walk Coordination. Combinations of Steps

If tango starts in the embrace, the walk is your tool to put your signature on it, it’s what you use to make every movement you have. Find out in this lesson how to harmoniously coordinate these fundamental components you posses. Elements like sacada will only be there to help.

7.25 min Embrace Elements Walk

A Talk about Walking and Styles of Dance

"The walk is not only for making a movement in line, but for making each and every movement you have in tango.” Enjoy to the fullest one more valuable lesson on tango philosophy and culture. Among others, you’ll find out the maestros’ view on styles of dance. We know you’ll like the subject. Don’t we all?

 

This talk is in Spanish and it has English subtitles. To activate them, please, click on CC in the down right corner of the video, then select English.

8.40 min Walk