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Beginners Tango Course
The Beginners tango course assumes no knowledge of tango.
Though it is a progressive course you do not have to
book in advance or commit to the whole course---you pay
for each class when you take it. You don't need a
partner.
Course structure
Beginners tango courses start on the first Friday of the
month and run till the end of the month. Usually,
a course is four weeks long. However, because of
bank holidays a course can be three weeks long. On the
other hand, if there are five Fridays in the month then
a course will be five weeks long.
Concession
Free entry to
the milonga (dance) if you are taking the Beginners
tango course.
You learn to dance tango by a mixture of activities.
As well as taking classes you learn by listening to the
music, watching people dance and dancing yourself.
We want you to be comfortable in a milonga right from
the start. You have free entry even on special
nights when there is a
performance or live music.
Class structure
The Beginners tango course is progressive; each class
builds on the previous classes. To reinforce the
learning process, the first half of each class is spent
revising the new material of the previous class.
So everything is taught once and revised once.
Course content
The content of a Beginners tango course will vary according
to the length of the course and the progress made by the
class as a whole. But it will include the
following: recognising the rhythm of tango; walking to
the music; stepping; line of dance; posture; leading and
following; changing weight; the embrace; a basic step;
variations on the basic step; changing direction;
forward ocho (pivot); recognising milonga and vals
music; etiquette in a milonga. Even if
there are equal numbers of leaders and followers you
will change partners as an aid to learning to lead and
follow.
Clothing
You should wear comfortable clothes for the course.
Clothes should not restrict your ability to step.
Wear shoes rather than boots, sandals or trainers.
It is difficult to pivot on shoes with rubber soles so
wear shoes with leather soles if possible. Women
will be more comfortable wearing (low) heels rather than
flat soles as the woman's weight tends to be on the ball
of the foot.
Missing a class
It's best not to miss a class but we recognise that
sometimes other commitments make it necessary to do so.
Because the first half of each class is spent revising
the new material of the previous class it is possible to
miss a class (even the first class) and continue the
course. But you can not miss two consecutive
classes and continue the course.
After the course
When you have completed the Beginners tango course you can
move on to the Recent
Beginners classes. Some people opt to take the
Beginners course again before moving on, especially if
they have missed a class.
Place, time, price
Beginners tango classes are held at Conway Hall in
the Brockway room or, if it is unavailable, the smaller
Bertrand Russell
room. See how to find us. Each class is from 8:30 to 9:30pm
and costs £10 per person.
Questions, more information?
My name is Danny Evans. I wrote this page and
will be one half of the couple teaching you if you take
this course. You are welcome to email or phone me if you
have questions. I'm particularly keen to know
about anything I've not covered . See
contact us.
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