Learn Tango Step-By-Step, Page 1

LEARN TANGO STEP-BY-STEP

The most common complaint that I hear from students, especially beginners, is that they have "forgotten the steps" to a particular figure or arrangement. This is understandable as most people attend Tango classes only once a week, and frequently less.

In an attempt to alleviate this problem I have started to write down the steps of the most popular figures used in Tango. The terminology that I have adopted is that used by the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing [U.K.] and the National Association of Teachers of Dancing [U.K.].

Now, only a fool would believe that you can learn Tango by simply reading and learning the foot positions and the main purpose of the attached charts is to supplement dance lessons with a properly qualified and experienced teacher.

If you have learned any of the attached figures and find that the steps are slightly different - don't worry. One of the joys of Tango is that there are many variations of even the most basic figures.

The abbreviations used in the attached charts are as follows:
RF	right foot
LF	left foot
fwd	forward
O/P	outside partner
w/w	without weight
I/O	inside of man’s foot / outside of lady’s foot
I/I	inside of man’s foot / inside of lady’s foot
O/O	outside of man’s foot / outside of lady’s foot
O/I	outside of man’s foot / inside of lady’s foot

LIST OF TANGO FIGURES

For details of man's and ladies’ steps click on the figure you want to learn or revise.

1.	Walking in-line
2.	Walking in-line with stops and weight changes
3.	Walking in-line with Rebounds
4.	LF side step, walk O/P and back in-line
5.	LF s ide step, walk O/P to Cruzada
6.	Forward Ocho
7.	Backward Ocho
8.	Ocho Cortado
9.	Changing between Backward and Forward Ochos
10.	Crossed feet walking to Cruzada
11.	Paraditas within Forward Ochos
12.	Backward Ocho to Parada with Sandwich
13.	Medio Giro [Half Turn] to left
14.	Rebound Half-Turn to left
15.	Simple Giro to Right
16.	Backward Ocho to Calesita
17.	Walking with progressive turns to left and right
18.	Walking O/P on ladies' left side in crossed feet
19.	Boleos
20.	Sacadas
21.	Additional Giros

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