Beginners Course (6 Thursdays)

Beginner courses: This is a 6 week course where you start to learn tango following a curriculum. Each week you will progress by adding new elements to your dance. At the end of this course you will be able to navigate the dance floor and interpret the music with simple steps. You are going to learn the Sergio Segura Tango Dance system, which it was created for a fast and holistic understanding of Argentine tango with no mysteries. Sergio Segura has taught over 45,000 people in the last 16 years, and he is very well know for teaching at the NYC Parks and Recreations facilities. This 6 weeks course, compress the Level 1 and Level 2 in nine hours of a fast pacing learning Tango Level 1 The 5 connections (with yourself, the music, the space, your dance partner, and everything else), posture and balance, the basics of leading and following. Create and improvise: Free improvisation and Sequential improvisation concepts. Learn basic patterns using the 3 main dance templates for Tango, like the walk, paso basico and ocho cortado. Begin to understand the music and dance floor navigation strategies. Etiquette Difficulty level: 2 of 10 Tango Level 2 The Pivots: You will learn how to perform this important move in depth with many combinations. The cross system of walk, forward and backwards ochos. Template #4: Ochos, the parada and sandwich, the resolution. Basic decorations for the follower. Style and elegance for Argentine Tango Using the pivots with the music as a dance floor navigation strategy. Everyone learn how to lead and follow Difficulty Level: 3 of 10