Welcome to Couples Latin Dance
Tango and Bolero for Beginners and Beyond
Class Dates
Full Term
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Half Term
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Dance Styles
Lesson 1 - Monday 4 February 2019
TangoLesson Plan & Sequence:
VIDEO: 1. Tango Basic
VIDEO: 2. Promenade (Turning Left)
VIDEO: 3. Flare Promenade
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BoleroLesson Plan & Sequence:
VIDEO & INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Basic Step Refer to the video from 0:31 for the Basic Step (referred to as "Frente e Traz" - ie forward and back step). 2. Lateral Refer to the video from 1:01 - a move called "Saida en entrada" (ie out and in) - which shows how the leader goes from Basic Step to Lateral position. The video shows a DIFFERENT way of getting back in front of the follower: where the leader steps in front of follower with his left leg going forward. In class, the leader steps in front of the follower with his right leg after stepping backward. |
Lesson 2 - Monday 11 February 2019
American TangoLesson Plan & Sequence
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Brazilian BoleroLesson Plan & Sequence
VIDEO & INSTRUCTIONS: Cutting Move
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Lesson 3 - Monday 18 February 2019
TangoLesson Plan & Sequence:
VIDEO: Promenade to Corte |
BoleroLesson Plan & Sequence:
VIDEO: Outside Turn of Follower from Lateral
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Lesson 4 - Monday 26 February 2019
TangoLesson Plan & Sequence:
Left Turns |
BoleroLesson Plan & Sequence:
Outside Turn of Leader from Lateral
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Lesson 5 - Monday 4 March 2019
TangoLesson Plan & Sequence:
Rotating Cortes
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BoleroLesson Plan & Sequence:
Leque "Sweep"
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Lesson 6 - Monday 11 March 2019
TangoLesson Plan & Sequence:
Reverse Turn (In Line Closed)
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BoleroLesson Plan & Sequence:
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Lesson 7 - Monday 18 March 2019
TangoLesson Plan:
Open Reverse Turn, Gancho & Fan
Tango Sequence:
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BoleroLesson Plan:
Lady Turn From Open Out
Bolero Sequence:
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Lesson 8 - Monday 25 March 2019
TangoLesson Plan:
Sequence:
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BoleroLesson Plan:
Sequence:
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Lesson 9 - Monday 1 April 2019
- Nobody rocked up to class so Olga danced around to some Bolero tracks for a bit!
Lesson 10 - Monday 8 April 2019 ** Last Lesson **
Tango
Lesson Plan:
Final Sequence:
Steps We Learned This Term:
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Bolero
Lesson Plan:
Final Sequence:
Steps We Learned This Term:
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