Author: Marcelo Solis

I was born in Argentina. Through my family and the community that saw my upbringing, I have been intimately involved with the culture of Tango all my life, and have been an Argentine Tango dance performer, choreographer and instructor for over 30 years. I profoundly love Tango dancing, music, and culture, particularly that of the Golden Era. I am a milonguero.

Argentine Tango follower’s technique 10: Pivot and forward step

Argentine Tango follower’s technique 10: Pivot and forward step.

Maintain the “inside edge position” when you pivot.
Step forward after pivoting directing your free of weight foot aligned with your lower sagittal plane.
This forward step will be directed in a circular trajectory around your partner. Orient the center of your torso towards the central axis of the couple.

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“Lorenzo” by Francisco Canaro y su Orquesta Típica, 1927.

Agustín Bardi

Violinist, pianist and composer (13 August 1884 – 21 April 1941)

His last performances were in the giant orchestra that Francisco Canaro convened for the carnivals of 1921.

On this occasion, however, Bardi refused to Canaro’s invitation to premiere his tango compositions, claiming that he did not compose carnival tangos, nor was he interested in its diffusion under such circumstances.

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“C.T.V.” by Anibal Troilo y su Orquesta Típica, 1942.

Agustín Bardi

Violinist, pianist and composer (13 August 1884 – 21 April 1941)

In 1937, Bardi regularly attended the Germinal café on Corrientes Street to listen to the brand-new Anibal Troilo orchestra, and used to exclaim with sincere admiration:

“We would not have been able to play like that!”

Let’s hear the rendition of “C.T.V.” recorded by Anibal Troilo y su Orquesta Típica:

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Argentine Tango follower’s technique 9: Pivot

Definition: Rotation of your body’s axis as it passes through the ball of your standing foot.
To pivot, rotate your torso in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, producing a torque which gently pulls your lower body into a rotation that follows in the same direction as your torso.

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