Individual Technique. Tango Technique for Followers and Leaders
After teaching for many years ladies technique, Carolina started to realize that technique is only one. Everybody needs to learn technique. So this is a collection for tango dancers who were looking for a way to know themselves better. In a technique lesson, when you’re alone with your body and trying to reach balance after every step, being conscious of the way you move every part of your body, you realize what you can really give when stepping into the connection with your dance partner.
Recommended study time for this collection is 7 weeks.
The Technique of Pivots
Learn how to generate pivots from different parts of your body, in order to be prepared for all dance situations and for all dance styles. The exercises in this class are quite unique due to the accessories you’ll be using. Don’t worry, you can get them in any sports shop. Enjoy!
Music on and Practice Everything we’ve Learned until Now!
Every time you dance, a bit more is added to your expertise as a dancer. Your body's muscles have memory. When you do something over and over again, they remember. So, take advantage of every moment available to you and dance! Even if you’re doing it by yourself in your practice room.
Carolina Bonaventura’s Tango Dictionary. Part 2
The second part of Carolina’s dictionary tackles concepts like the meaning of the hips in tango, vertical and horizontal dissociation, lapiz, enrosque, boleo, the frame. It’s a captivating lesson and you won’t see this kind of approach to teaching very often. Teachers, incorporate these learnings in your tango teaching and your students will see tango from a different, more complete perspective. And, oh, how grateful they will be to you for this!
Body Preparation Exercises
In this class, you’ll learn how to warm up, train and relax your feet. It’s a ritual every tango dancer needs like air and water. The more flexible your feet, the better contact with the floor you will have and we can’t say enough how important it is to be grounded when dancing tango. Then some exercises that will help you understand and feel, yes feel, the role of the free and the standing leg in tango.