The embrace is arguably the most important element of Argentine Tango. It's also deceptively hard to master, for both leaders and followers. Ideally the embrace is comfortable, soft, warm, safe and powerful, but it also needs to be flexible to allow for different positions, movements and varying degrees of dissociation. It's very common to hear dancers talk about how nice the embrace of their favourite partners are, and it's usually the number 1 priority when you're looking for someone to dance that next tanda with when you're in the milonga. Your own embrace will also affect your posture and your ability to execute steps comfortably with the right technique, so improving your embrace will make it easier to dance.

What are we going to work on in the classes?
Of course we will do solo and partner exercises to prepare the technique for a flexible embrace and to allow the most efficient communication with your partner, but in order to really work on the embrace we need to practice steps and sequences where we use the different positions in the embrace and the ability to move comfortably from one position to another. So you will learn new combinations, but the focus will always be on how to use the embrace to make the movements comfortable, efficient and dynamic.

Skills that we will work on:

• Opening/closing the embrace
• Dissociating in the embrace
• Sideways displacement in the embrace
• Rolling in the embrace
• Communicating with muscle tension - expansion/compression

Some problems we hope to eliminate

• Lack of dissociation/locked embrace - hinders circular movement
• Shoulders forward, or unwanted disconnection - causes bad posture, lack of communication
• Stiff arms and shoulders - causes discomfort/pain, hinders movement
• Head forward, looking down – causes a less comfortable embrace and a poor posture

Be that dancer with the lovely embrace that everybody wants to dance with, because they feel comfortable, safe and free to really move their bodies and dance, and take your enjoyment of tango to the next level.

Level: Intermediate/Advanced

This seminar is suitable for all levels past the beginner stage. Advanced dancers will improve the comfort and flexibility in the embrace, allowing more dynamic movements and communicating more advanced techniques. Intermediate dancers will gain confidence in the close embrace, as well as changing positions in the embrace, and improving their posture to make the dance easier and more fun.

When

Thursdays at 20:00

Location

Dancify
Eikenga 11
0579 Oslo
3rd floor, Studio 2

Prices

8-week class: 2000kr
Student price: 1200kr

Event photo by Petar Pavlov