A woman visitor to the city entered a taxicab. No sooner was the door closed than the car leaped forward violently, and afterward went racing wildly along the street, narrowly missing collision with innumerable things. The passenger, naturally enough, was terrified. She thrust her head through the open window of the door, and shouted at the chauffeur:
"Please, be careful, sir! I'm nervous. This is the first time I ever rode in a taxi."
The driver yelled in reply, without turning his head:
"That's all right, ma'am. It's the first time I ever drove one!"
Musically: We don't talk much about when you should step in these very early chapters. For now, every step happens on the "slow" (2 counts of music). Later on, we'll have more videos about the music. One cool thing about tango is that, as long as you're on the beat, you can do whatever your heart desires musically.
Style: We typically dance slightly open but moving between bodies separated just a little and bodies touching (open and close). There are many different styles of tango.
About Classes: You shouldn't try to learn only from videos. Take class. We hope to provide awesome, detailed and comprehensive instruction, but you also need the experience of dancing with various partners. And the feedback of a tango teacher can be very useful.
About "The Basic": Also known as the "8-count" basic. Many people are very opinionated about how tango should or shouldn't be taught, if there's a "basic", etc. The basic is a pretty traditional first thing to learn in tango, but like all things, that's pretty controversial.
A great bandoneonist who's been around for a while, has a very dramatic sound.
