Class video & notes

In these classes, we reviewed some of the steps we covered during the term: ocho, giro, a lovely sequence by Portalea a a great combination of soft rebounds for romantic pieces of music.

In the beginners class, we looked at two simple ways to turn 90 degrees to stay in the line of dance. With the intermediates, we explored creative ways to manage corners, using variants of arrastres and crosses.

Last week, we saw a version of the giro to the left, this week we focused on a giro to the right. For the intermediates, we looked at a half giro and then a full giro with enrosque. Two classics.

We started with the classic backward ocho, before looking at creative ways of changing directions. In this second part of the class, we used the grapevine as a foundation as it is a step where the leader and the follower move at different times and as such, provides an exciting testbed for creative exploration.

In this first class of our new term, we explored how to change lanes, which often involves dissociation and the use of forward, side and back steps. In the beginner class, we started with simple yet musical combinations and in the intermediate + class, looked at an enrosque and a beautiful sequence by the milonguero Portalea.