Legendary Figures of Tango
JOSEFINA BERMUDEZ & FABIAN PERALTA
Collection containing 15 lessons with lifetime access | A journey into the history of tango, an archive of tango figures, fascinating to browse and try, created by old milongueros. These are the artists, maestros and dancers who helped foster the tango we know today. It’s a collection that will bring understanding of how, many of these figures have been born, and maybe an inspiration on how new ones might emerge…
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We don’t dare to use something completely, and in its totality, because perhaps we don’t know how, or we don’t know that we can. What if we were sure that by performing and teaching legendary figures ourselves, we only contributed to maintaining them alive. And there’s so much beauty and poetry in this. There’s art in it. Like when you curate an exhibition in a museum.
Figure with Ganchos11.55 min
Learning legendary figures born during the golden age of tango is, of course, about learning movements, which is a beautiful action in itself. But it’s also about a piece of important history that any tango dancer should know, even if you decide to not use these figures in the milonga. Tango is culture, and these figures are its pearls. We’ll start with a figure with Ganchos.
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Figure with Tornillo9.22 min
You’ll adore this figure, as it contains the Tornillo. Such a graceful, subtle and yet eye-catching element. And here, it’s embedded into a figure from the old milonguero, Cacho Pistola. We would say that Tornillo might become that element that crowns your moments of stillness, or of waiting…
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Figure with Tornillo Doble10.44 min
Another figure, from another old milonguero - Finito, containing the Tornillo element. In this lesson, you’ll see that Tornillo can add a lot of vitality to your moments of not advancing on the dance floor. It’s not just the figure itself that you’ll be learning, but also get to know some technical secrets that will help you a great deal, in many other tango figures and situations.
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Giro Alterations17.01 min
Question our patterns, or at least be aware of them is essential in order to be able to choose freely. In this lesson, we’ll take the pattern of the Giro that we all know, we’ll break it, and mold it into something else. More precisely, into figures with Giro alterations.
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A Figure by Todaro8.51 min
Antonio Todaro is considered a tango legend, well-known for his Tango Fantasia performances, and for his really long figures. This lesson is dedicated to a segment of one of his much admired tango sequences. Ladies, there’s a little, beautiful challenge for you in it!
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A Figure by Portalea + the Fabian & Josefina Variation of It10.09 min
A figure, a piece of history we can say, that you can keep in your collection of figures to be used in smooth tangos. It has been created by the old milonguero Portalea. But in this lesson, you’ll also see Josefina and Fabian’s variation of it. This is a marvelous example of how tango is shaped collectively with the help of many generations of dancers.
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Cadencia & Cadencia Invertida. A Figure from Cacho Pistola9.39 min
This lesson will bring you a figure from the old milonguero Cacho Pistola who had a specific body posture when dancing. Fabian thinks that this figure might have been born due to this body posture of his. You see? Creativity in tango can be triggered by anything!
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A Figure by Finito13.08 min
A beautiful, dynamic sequence from Finito packed with a lot of tango elements. This might be challenging, but so rewarding at the end! And if the goal of this collection was to allow us to experiment sensations that are from another time, this figure will generously do so.
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Figure with Sanguchito al Revés5.09 min
What if? A question encouraging our creativity in tango, which can ultimately help us find our unique way of expression. The short, but sweet figure you’re about to explore in this lesson, has probably been born due to this question.
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Chain of Sanguchitos5.46 min
A playful sequence that can go well with faster orchestras, that Josefina and Fabian like to use, too. You’ll see the simple and the adorned version of it. Enjoy and play!
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A Dynamic & Powerful Entrance into the Giro10.37 min
Remember from the previous collection, how the way we start and end our figures, organize our dance narrative? In this lesson, you’ll learn a powerful entrance into the Giro that you can use on dynamic orchestras, or when starting a variation. It can look difficult, but the secret is balancing the energy between partners, and so it becomes thrilling!
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A Figure by Puppy Castello7.32 min
One more piece of tango history - a figure from the old milonguero, Puppy Castello. Having a truly retro, as well as playful vibe to it, this sequence is built of a few very special elements, which can even become the starting point for your very own, brand new sequence.
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A Figure by Carlos Moyano7.25 min
A flowing, circular sequence from Carlos Moyano. Full of Giros, including an altered variation of it, this sequence is able to enchant even more due to the Enrosque, Lapiz and Voleos for leaders that it englobes.
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A Tango Fantasia Figure. Tango al Reves9.39 min
Tango really is a canvas, that you paint in different ways, at different times. This time, due to a quite dramatic alteration in the embrace, you’ll have the chance to experience a figure with a tango that is “the other way around”. It’s a Tango Fantasia figure, so you can use it in a performance, or to spice up your dance whenever you feel like, and when you have the space.
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Figure Involving a Follower-Leader Role Change8.49 min
One more innovation, one more alteration, and this time it involves a change of roles. The follower becomes the leader, and the leader becomes the follower. Remember Josefina and Fabian were saying that there’s just one technique in tango, and leaders and followers do the same elements? After this lesson, any doubt will be dispelled!
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Legendary Figures of Tango
Collection containing 15 lessons with lifetime access | A journey into the history of tango, an archive of tango figures, fascinating to browse and try, created by old milongueros. These are the artists, maestros and dancers who helped foster the tango we know today. It’s a collection that will bring understanding of how, many of these figures have been born, and maybe an inspiration on how new ones might emerge…
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