balboa park dancer's international tango syllabus; October 2010

Balboa Park Dancer's Advanced Dance Class: International Tango Syllabus for October 2010 as choreographed and taught by Scott Dodson:

4-step - QQQQ (finish in promenade)

syncopated closed promenade - SQQ& (finish with partial lock)

quick open reverse - QQQQ (slip pivot on last Q)

Viennese cross - QQ& QQ& QQ& QQ&

Quick heel pull - QQ (remain in closed dance position)

double chasse left - QQQQ (or Q&Q&)

oversway (or challenge line) - SS (no weight change on 2nd slow)

ronde - S (yes! change weight)

sleep - S (man back on left foot; woman forward on left foot and head on man's right shoulder)

wake up (pivot to promenade) - &QQ

head snaps - &S&S

natural twist turn beginning SQQQQ (hook right foot behind left foot on 3rd Q; man rocks on 4th Q, while woman continues past man)

pivot - QQ

lunge to right - S (stay in closed dance position)

head change to promenade - S

promenade link - SQQ

open reverse turn - QQS QQS (finish in closed dance position)

progressive link - QQ (to promenade)

closed promenade - SQQS

tango walk - SS

progressive side step - QQ

start again