Sebastian Arce & Mariana Montes

Flow. Boleos and Changes of Direction

with Sebastian Arce & Mariana Montes · All levels

  • 21 lessons
  • 21 previews
  • 293 min total

About this collection

You will learn to use different positions for the legs, while keeping a strong connection with your partner; to break patterns; to challenge yourself to keep the fluidity of the walk while switching from circular to linear moves. And you will also learn how the boleo is an extremely subtle type of circumstance which is mostly administered by the follower. Recommended study time for this collection is 10 weeks.

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Curriculum

21 lessons

You'll learn to use different positions for the legs, while keeping a strong connection with your partner, in order to manage the space available on the dance floor. Music: Buscandote (orquesta Osvaldo Fresedo, singer Ricardo Ruiz).

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In this class you'll learn how to break the patterns of the circular motion and will feel how the couple takes new directions. Music: Buscandote (orquesta Osvaldo Fresedo, singer Ricardo Ruiz).

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On how to use changes of weight for the man and contraposition as body technique for the woman, to create space for your couple's next direction of dance. Music: Buscandote (orquesta Osvaldo Fresedo, singer Ricardo Ruiz).

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In this last class on change of direction, you'll learn about repositioning the couple on the dance floor in order to begin and to end in the line of the dance. Music: Buscandote (orquesta Osvaldo Fresedo, singer Ricardo Ruiz).

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This class is about working together with your partner as one, to understand the details, the little things that matter in order to build a better flow of the dance. Music: Destino de flor (orchesta Carlos Di Sarli, singer Roberto Florio).

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A lesson that will challenge you to keep the fluidity of the walk while switching from circular to linear. Be aware of the follower's axis! Music: Buscandote (orquesta Osvaldo Fresedo, singer Ricardo Ruiz).

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In this lesson you'll learn how to change the direction of the walk using torsion, bouncing motion and pivotal step. Focus on the center of the motion! Music: Buscandote (orquesta Osvaldo Fresedo, singer Ricardo Ruiz).

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On how to play with the extremes - unifying and dissociating the couple's connection. Music: Mi Dolor (orchesta Juan D'Arienzo, singer Osvaldo Ramos).

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Followers will learn to create the space and leaders will manage it with a pivotal movement. This is the challenge! Music: Mi Dolor (orchesta Juan D'Arienzo, singer Osvaldo Ramos).

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This seminar will highlight again the necessity of moving your hand around your partner, opening the space when needed. Music: El Adiós (Orchestra Osvaldo Pugliese, singer Jorge Maciel).

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A lesson on understanding the contrapositions and the dynamics and on how the leader is influencing the freedom of the follower's boleo by controlling the timing. Music: Mi Dolor (orchesta Juan D'Arienzo, singer Osvaldo Ramos).

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A lesson about how to use your center of gravity to increase the energy of the boleo. Music: Mi Dolor (orchesta Juan D'Arienzo, singer Osvaldo Ramos).

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Boleos are something women like to do and leaders feel great to lead. So, in order to nurture your creativity, we cover in this class two ways to start back boleos. Music: El Adiós (Orchestra Osvaldo Pugliese, singer Jorge Maciel).

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On how the boleo is an extremely subtle type of circumstance which is mostly administered by the follower. Music: Buscandote (orquesta Osvaldo Fresedo, singer Ricardo Ruiz).

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A lesson about ending a non pivotal boleo with a long pivot, using different heights. Music: Buscandote (orquesta Osvaldo Fresedo, singer Ricardo Ruiz).

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Remember that boleo is a structure made by the follower, proposed by the leader. Mariana will point out how the follower should understand and play with this energy. Music: Junto a tu corazon (orquesta Josè Garcia, singer Alfredo Rojas).

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On how ladies reach an elegant position which will be admired by everyone and to what details you should pay attention. Music: Junto a tu corazon (orquesta Josè Garcia, singer Alfredo Rojas).

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How do followers manage to reach to the energy of the boleo? Take into consideration the maestro’s advice about the embrace. Music: Bien Frappe (orquesta Carlos Di Sarli, singer Roberto Rufino).

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Find out lots of details and explanations about how to do a front boleo from a half giro by joining this class. Music: Bien Frappe (orquesta Carlos Di Sarli, singer Roberto Rufino).

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Front boleo done from a backward cross, something a little bit more unusual but very beautiful, and some ways to solve challenges connected to contra-position, included. Music: Bien Frappe (orquesta Carlos Di Sarli, singer Roberto Rufino).

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About the connection between boleo and old style crosses. You will learn which position of the follower’s legs will help this structure, and much more. Music: Bajo el cono azul (Orquesta Alfredo de Angelis, singer Roberto Florio).

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