Ballroom dance: American Style Tango 2

The American Style Tango 2

When walking forward, the movements are usually curved gradually to the left, thus the left foot forward walk is with a contra body movement, whereas the right foot forward walk is done with the right side leading movement.

Backwards walks usually curve gradually to the left also, thus the right foot backward walk is done with the contra body movement, whereas the left foot backward walk is done with a left side leading movement.

The dance position of the Tango involves a modified dance hold and is more compact than a closed position ballroom hold. In Tango the man and woman are slightly apart, which causes the man's right arm to be around the woman's back and the fingers of his right hand are across her spine.

The woman will hook her left forearm underneath the man's elbow and upper arm as her wrist is positioned underneath his arm. (It may or may not be in contact.) Her palm will face inward with her fingers reaching his torso.

Then the man's left hand and the woman's right hand will be joined together at the woman's eye level to form an upper-hand clasp. The elbows will be at an acute angle as the man's left elbow and woman's right elbow will be held somewhat high.

These movements may sound a bit complicated on paper, but when you position yourselves in this manner, it will start to feel natural and you will have a fun, and lively, time dancing to the beat of the Tango music.
 

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