113636 1063 Performing Arts Dance true Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:05:41 -0800 /system/videos/5/36/36/11/113636.flv performing, dancing, dances, ballroom, learning, moves, tangoing How To Tango http://www.howcast.com/videos/113636-How-To-Tango http://www.howcast.com/videos/113636-How-To-Tango/edit approved 127 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=113636"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=113636" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 9 natewood http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/113636/Picture_11_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 3509 false false false 53351 1 20 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/113636/20.jpg Stand in closed position Decide who will be Partner A and who will be Partner B. Stand so that A faces B with his left arm up at a 45-degree angle, and his right hand in the middle of B’s back. In turn, B mirrors A, holding her right arm up against A’s left, and resting her left hand on B’s right arm.

]]> 53352 2 39 Tip Traditionally, A’s steps are performed by a man, and B’s steps are performed a woman.

]]> 53353 3 43 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/113636/43.jpg Get used to the beat The tango has a special rhythm to it: slow, slow, quick-quick, slow. Get more familiar with the rhythm by repeating this out loud several times.

]]> 53354 4 51 Tip You can also count out the rhythm by saying:
1, 2, 3-and, 4
T, A, N-G, O
Or walk, walk, tan-go, close

]]> 53355 5 61 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/113636/61.jpg Step forward or back on the "1" Assuming you’re counting using the “1, 2, 3-and, 4” method, “1” will symbolize your first beat. On the “1,” A should step forward on his left foot, while B steps backward on her right foot.

]]> 53356 6 74 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/113636/74.jpg Step in the same direction on the "2" On the “2,” A steps forward with his right foot, while B steps backward with her left foot.

]]> 53357 7 79 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/113636/79.jpg Take another step in the same direction on the "3" On the “3,” A should step forward on his left foot, while B steps backward on her right foot.

]]> 53358 8 87 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/113636/87.jpg Side step on the "and" On the “and,” A steps to his right side with his right foot, while B steps to her left with her left foot.

]]> 53359 9 94 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/113636/94.jpg Close on the "4" On the “4,” A’s left foot closes next to his right foot, while B’s right foot closes next to her left foot.

]]> 53360 10 100 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/113636/100.jpg Practice and repeat Practice these steps until they’re comfortable, and repeat the sequence throughout the course of the song.

]]> 53361 11 104 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/113636/104.jpg Add some drama The tango is a passionate dance, and both partners should feel free to sell the fire and the drama. Look away from your partner! Clench a rose between your teeth! And have fun showing off the romance of the tango!

]]> 53362 12 121 Fact Buenos Aires is credited as the birthplace of tango, and is still a global destination for learning and performing the dance.

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