Syllabus for Balboa Park Dancers, June '08 Advanced Tango Lesson; Choreographed and taught by Marlyn MacDonald (assisted by Ingrid):

Hustle:
Two hand right side pass

Head Loop

Cut in turn

Basic to Left Side Pass

Two hand right side pass, man breaks forward and under woman's left hand while woman free spins down the track while man steps across track and picks her up at waist with right hand, to basic)

Inside turns (x's 2)

T-spins (begin with j-hook to shadow position)

Basic pickup

Woman's underarm right turn to hip catch; woman free spins while man backs down track (spin turn for man is optional); man picks woman up by waist and then crosses track to basic.

Basic

Two hand right side pass

Right turn in to Head Loop

Right turn out to crisscrossed hands

Left turn (unwind) to sweetheart position

Right turn to 2 hand hold

Basic with man breaking forward and under woman's left hand while woman inside turns down the track; man steps across track (maintaining his right hand to her left hand hold) picking her up in side by side position; woman's right turn to face to face; j-hook lead for woman's free spin, while man backs down track (spin turn for man is optional); man picks woman up by waist and then crosses track to basic.

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