In an ordinary forward step, when do you put weight on the foot? Am I wrong in thinking that the foot takes the weight just a little later (maybe even considerably later) than with most smooth dances like Waltz and Foxtrot?

Jerry

Jerryblue. If you go to the learning section on this site ( which isn't hard to find ) there are some still computer images of a Forward or Backward Walks. That is not the moving clips. Take note of where the body is at the full stretch of the legs. Then find a technique book with written directions of how the step is supposed to be performed. As pointed out elsewhere on this site, page 13 Alex Moore.

JerryBlue. The foot starts from a feet together position with the weight on one or the other foot. We'll say the weight is on the LF. Start to move the RF with the ball of the foot in contact with the floor. The ball becomes a heel. The standing foot now takes over and begins to push. You should find that the front foot is fixed and is being driven by the back foot to a position where both legs are straight and the weight is mid- point with the heel of the front foot and the toe of the back foot on the floor. The weight of the body continues forward over the front foot on which the knee is bending to recieve the body What must not happen is that the moving leg is thrust forward. The pace will be bigger than a normal walk because of the power generated by the standing foot. Don't walk like that in your local supermarket. Leave it for the dance floor. Most of this is in Alex Moore's technique book.

Folks, the question is about ARGENTINE TANGO, not ballroom. So give Alex Moore and the learning center a break.