Argentine Tango Walk

Walk Technique:

• Man: 

  • walking forward legs closer (think about crossing legs), gets closer to Lady.

  • Man can do continuous walks forward, Lady backward.

  • Man go in and out of outside partner walk on Left or Right, without going to cross steps.

• Lady, 

  • Keep the slightly pitched forward posture. 

  • When stepping, stretch knees from the hip, brush feet, brush floor, then step. 

  • Always think about brushing thighs and knees before stepping. 

  • Free foot is lightly lifted, toe turned out.

  • Feet walk on one line, one lane. The stepping foot is turned out. Walking is always crossing, upper legs together. 

  • During walk, Lady always don't let Man pass, Lady's hip doesn't get behind Man, always in front.

  • Lady's LF fwd step: 

    • don't go "under" Man, think about "metronome" from "top", small step. not a lower, under Man drive step. 

    • After transfer onto LF, then lower L knee, extend R leg out to side. 

  • R leg back:

    • Feeling like stepping with thighs together, R leg brush L leg/L thigh first before stepping back (no gap between thighs)

    • Don't go diagonal, don't go to Man's track.  CBMP, R big toe is inline with L heel. makes it easier to get to cross for next step.

  • LF cross: 

    • don't drag on the floor, it's soft sliding on the floor, slight lift to cross.

    • At crossed position: R leg straight, L knee bent. 

  • Salida closing: 

    • RF back, L knee closes to R knee, thighs together (no gap between thighs) before stepping LF to side then close RF.

Three Walks

• In line. 

  • Leader's and followers feet are in line. When leader is walking forward, leads follower to move leg before stepping himself.

• On his right side

  • Man walks on his right side, his LF to his own right side (outside Lady's LF).

• On his left side. 

  • When walking on Man's left side (Man steps his RF toward his own L side, to Lady's R side) , Lady always crosses (cruzada). This provides a known point in figures during improvisation. 

Parallel System & Cross System

• In Parallel System (Normal System), the left foot will move with partner's the right foot. 

• In the Cross system – The left foot will move with partner's the left foot. 

Note:

• • Man needs to fake in and out to change system.

  • Lady's walk is the same.