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Tango steps

Posted by Candy

4/23/2008 1:20:00 PM

May I know what's the different among Four Step / Five Step / Turning Five ( or Four? ) Step in Tango? Thanks!

Re: Tango steps

Posted by terence2

4/24/2008 1:11:00 AM

It would take 2/3 pages to put into writing all the descriptive terms.

May I suggest you find a teacher who will demo. them for you ?

Re: Tango steps

Posted by Candy

4/25/2008 2:01:00 AM

Thanks. Actually I tried before, and I got different answers. I was confused.

Four step: count QQQQ, and closed LF to RF ( Lady's part) on last step./ Turn to close position on last step? or still keep outside partner position?

Five step: count QQS&S,not close on &, it's LF forward,then turn to pp on 2nd S?

Turnning Five step: Turnning ( 1/4? 3/8? ) before 1st step? almost same as Five step?

Re: Tango steps

Posted by GermanDanceTeacher

4/25/2008 5:13:00 AM

Four Step: Turn to PP on last step.
Five Step (also known as "Four Step With Extra-Slow"): as you wrote, but rhythm: QQQQS (your rhythm is from "Syncopated Five Step")
Turning Five Step: [complicated, see literature] but never turn before the 1st step except for bringing you into CBMP

Re: Tango steps

Posted by Serendipidy

4/25/2008 2:37:00 PM

Richard Gleave goes through the Five Step in the Tango on his Video. With the Tempo being recorded today 4/4 the Four Step is now obsolete, it would bring you out on the wrong beats for the Closed Promenade. which should be 3 4. 1 2. 3 4. . S Q Q S. Ready for a Reverse Movement on beats 1 2.

Re: Tango steps

Posted by GermanDanceTeacher

4/25/2008 7:50:00 PM

Serendipidy. Again your interpretation of 4/4-Tango is wrong. Even in 2/4 two "Slow"-steps were always one bar. So a Four Step is not more or less off phrase. Who says, we always had to dance every figure in sequence with the bars, not shifting to 3-4 at any time? By the way, even if you insist on that, what about this sequence:
Four Step (QQQQ) - Promenade Link (SQQ) - Open Rev. Turn, Lady outside with closed finish (QQS QQS) ?!!!

Re: Tango steps

Posted by Iluv2Dance

4/26/2008 2:17:00 AM

Serendipidy
Are you thinking of a Progressive Link?

Re: Tango steps

Posted by Serendipidy

4/26/2008 2:49:00 AM

lluv2 Dance. Thanks for the correction. I rewrote the other.

Re: Tango steps

Posted by Serendipidy

4/26/2008 2:44:00 AM

German Teacher. I had to re write this one. Your routine will come out on the correct beat. But had you wanted to do a Closed Promanade after the Four Step you couldn't without going out of phrase unless you have found yourself a 2/4 Tango to dance to. What you could do after the Four Step is a head flick for two beats. This now gives you many options like a Twist Turn or whatever.

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