TANGO BASICS: Intro to Ochos | Technique & Easy Sequence #dance #tango

Ochos are one of the main elements in tango dance. In this video we share with you a sequence from the Apertura (Opening Side Step). #dance #tango #tutorial

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Credits:
Dancers: Vera Aseeva & Helmut Höllriegl
Music: La racha, Duo Ranas @duoranas5394
Location: @Atelier SOL, Maria-Lassnig-Straße 33, 1100 Wien.
Cover picture: Nico Kaiser

0:00 Intro (Dancing the Structure with Music)
0:27 Presenting the Structure
1:05 Exercise for Alignment and Connection
2:08 Positions in Tango Embrace
2:42 How to Lead? Listen to the Follower
3:25 Where to Locate the Motor of the movement? Standing Leg, Push-And-Pull
4:49 Keep the Frame, Send the Energy through Your Partner
5:22 Use of Torsion and Creating Space
5:46 Steps of the Sequence: Ochos from the Apertura
6:46 About the Change of Weight, Expansion & Compression
7:43 About the Timing: Take Time for the Transitions, Keep it Regular for the Ochos
8:45 Outro: Preview How it Looks in Close Embrace
9:22 Demo with Music