Why did you learn so many Argentine tango steps and still can't dance?

Many people, when they start learning Argentine tango, will feel that tango is not as easy as it seems. Especially in the first and second classes, even the easiest walking is usually gone, and it seems that the whole person seems to be in an unbalanced state, let alone the correct lead and follow.

For girls, one of the difficulties that seems to be the most difficult to overcome in the primary stage is to be too proactive. One of the most important reasons why girls are too active is that they focus too much on the dance steps in class and ignore the boys' leads.

Because in class, after the teacher teaches a movement, the girl will complete it on her own according to the order of the movements. In fact, no matter what stage a girl is at, she must pay attention to the boy's lead belt first, and then her own dance steps. Because if you only pay attention to the dance steps of each lesson, once you go to the dance party, or change your dance partner, or even perform in the future, you will feel as if you have not learned anything, or you can't do any dance steps. In this case, no matter how many lessons you take and how many dance steps you learn, the real progress is very limited.

It is not impossible for girls to grow up quickly, but we must first abandon the habit of being too active and completing dance steps independently. Be sure to pay attention to the boy's lead belt, and then follow the boy's lead accordingly.

In the first stage (primary stage) of learning, the boys' lead is actually not so complicated, can be summarized into 3 categories, as long as the girl can clearly receive these 3 kinds of lead signals, you are done.

1) The center of gravity conversion of the left and right feet: This signal is the most important element when you first start learning tango, boys need to control the center of gravity of the girl's foot, girls need to feel when the boy let himself change the center of gravity, when did not let himself change the center of gravity, rather than changing the center of gravity at will. Sometimes, because of the balance of the body, you may have to use the other leg to help, and then you forget which leg your center of gravity is on. So this level is the first level.

2) Front, back, and side (left or right) steps to follow: In the primary stage of the dance steps, boys should learn how to lead girls to move in three directions, front, back, and side. This lead and follow involves the frame of the upper body, the movement of the body, the coordination of the arms and the upper body, the relationship between the crotch and the upper body and the legs, and so on. Therefore, girls should learn to feel the front, back, and side of the lead signals that boys send to themselves, and how to react to follow. The reaction speed can not be too fast, nor too slow, the steps can not be large or small, which needs to be decided by boys.

In this follow-up, many times girls will confuse the steps to the side and the change of center of gravity, so there will be mistakes in following. This requires special attention.

3) One-leg twist (Pivot) follow: When the boy needs the girl to change the direction of travel, it requires the girl to make a single leg twisting action, the girl needs to understand the lead and make the corresponding follow. Many times, girls are confused with walking when the boy sends this lead. Sometimes, because of the balance problem, girls are easy to exchange center of gravity when twisting, which seriously affects the boys to do the lead belt of the next step and so on.

In summary, in the primary stage, girls need to feel the lead belt of boys in 3 main categories: exchange center of gravity, front, back, side walk and one-legged twist. Girls must first understand the difference between these leads, and then learn to follow accordingly. If girls can understand these three points and follow them correctly, then they will lay a solid foundation for future dance. On the other hand, no matter how many dance steps are learned, it is futile.

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