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Argentine Tango class: pivots, walking and ochos exercises

Argentine Tango class: pivots, walking and ochos exercises

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Ochos (“eights” in Spanish) are the combination of walking and pivots.

You need to regularly exercise them to perform them naturally. Here is how to practice.


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How to practice and improve your Tango: Lesson 5

How to practice and improve your Tango: Lesson 5

In this lesson we focus on systems

Practice every day and you’ll become a great dancer.

1- Walk

Here we offer you an explanation of the technique of walking in Tango.

2- Walking and systems

Details regarding systems, side of the walk, torso orientation and leg of the steps.





3- Change of direction in parallel system.


4- Backward ocho and chair exercise.


5- Examples of combinations:

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How to dance Argentine Tango

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Anibal Troilo and his orchestra | Argentine Tango music to learn to dance

Argentine Tango music

Music to learn to dance

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History of Argentine Tango: El Cachafaz and Carmencita Calderon at Tango (Movie 1933)

History of Argentine Tango

Tango is a culture

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