Tango for Teachers - Verticality Levels (Argentine Tango - for Teachers and Pupils)

After the success of the first Tango for Teachers book (the tango matrix), Alexandru Eugen Cristea presents in this volume his concept of Verticality Levels in Argentine Tango in great detail. For all the tango enthusiasts - beginners or teachers - this concept will help you to better understand, dance and teach all the movements in Argentine tango, bringing a new level of coherence and structure. The book also contains a special chapter on Improvisation, giving the reader a modern technology of improvising in social dance; no more "walking then a sequence of steps then again walking". It is time to develop the ability of leading and following any step in any direction at any time.Contents:Preface - 7 -The cultural aspect - 8 -Basics - 11 -Technique - 15 -The Three Steps - 22 -The Couple's Axis - 22 -The Open Step - 24 -The Front Cross - 26 -The Back Cross - 27 -Steps Analysis no. 1 - 29 -Steps Analysis no. 2 - 30 -Steps Analysis no. 3 - 31 -Steps Analysis no. 4 - 32 -Steps Analysis no. 5 - 33 -Levels - 34 -The first three levels - 35 -Level (0) - 37 -Sacadas - 39 -Barridas - 42 -Paradas - 44 -Ocho adelante - 46 -Short cross - 47 -Media luna - 48 -Giro - 48 -Level (-1) - 50 -Balanceo - 50 -Calesita con planeo - 52 -Mordida - 53 -Level (+1) - 54 -Traspie - 54 -Close embrace - 56 -Boleos - 56 -The other levels - 61 -Level (-2) - 62 -Calesita con Planeo - 65 -Level (-3) - 66 -Corte - 66 -Calesita con Planeo - 67 -Level (+2) - 68 -Pasadas - 69 -Boleo Cuatro - 70 -Llevada - 71 -Boleos in line - 72 -The kick - 74 -Piernazzo - 75 -Level (+3) - 76 -Sentada - 76 -Conclusion - 78 -Improvisation - 79 -Sequences or Improvisation? - 79 -The human learning process - 80 -How people dance the tango - 81 -Three types of improvisation - 83 -The general concept - 83 -Sides and variations - 84 -The improvisation frame - 85 -The first exercise - 85 -The second exercise - 94 -Caminar cruzado - 106 -The third exercise - 110 -