Tango

The Bronze · Bronze · International Ballroom

Time signature: 2/4 or 4/4
Tempo — studio: 30–32 MPM
Tempo — NDCA: 30–32 MPM
Count: Q Q S

Counted in 2/4 or 4/4 — 2, 4, or 8 beats to the bar. Teaching counts: Q Q S · 1 & 2 · or in 4/4, 1 2 3 (4).

Origin

Late-19th-century Buenos Aires and Montevideo — ‘the dance of the immigrants,’ with roots in African Candombe, Cuban Habanera, Polish polka, and German Waltz; transformed in Europe into the staccato, held-frame Ballroom Tango.

Music

2/4 or 4/4 time — marching and insistent.

Character

Dramatic, staccato, and grounded, with a crisp head action.

Figures

1
Progressive Link
2
Closed Promenade
3
Progressive Side Step
4
Progressive Side Step Reverse Turn
5
Natural Twist Turn
6
Natural Rock Turn
7
Natural Promenade Turn
8
Open Promenade
9
Open Reverse Turn (Outside)
10
Back Corté
11
Left Foot Rock
12
Right Foot Rock
13
Basic Reverse Turn
14
Open Reverse Turn (in line)

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