Vals Vocabulary - Floating Through Ocho

This is kind of what floating through ocho feels like to Nancy:

The Tango Feeling

Artist Name:: Alex Krebs
Song Title:: Romance Del Barrio
Album Title:: Stumptandas
Artist Website:: http://www.tangoberretin.com/

From website: (Alex Krebs) Has been studying the bandoneon since May 2001, directed the tango band "Conjunto Berretin." (with 2 CD's recorded) from 2003-2008, and currently is arranging/directing a tango sextet and arranging/directing an Orquesta Tipica for the Portland Tango Festivals in Feb. and Oct.

00:10: Or, again.
00:20: And so, this is, perhaps counter-intuitively, vals.
00:25: And so, we have this wonderful flowing at the beginning,
00:28: And then, after that, there's this moment of suspension to release.
00:32: In slow motion, I'll show the leader's part first:
00:35: You start with back ocho; side, you change, pivot, and step, and pivot, and step.
00:42: So, that you should know. One normal back ocho.
00:44: Ta, pa-da-tam, pa-da-tam.
00:47: And then, here, it's suspends before going.
00:51: So, you see my exit, to the two back ochos, back ocho, back ocho,
00:56: Here is I keep on pivoting, so she steps side. I lift, so we wait. And then we go back, back.
01:03: So, back ochos. Then, leader, you're going to pivot to your right, and suspend. And then go back twice.
01:09: For the follower, you have, guess what, back ochos. You know, so, normal back ocho, normal back ocho.
01:15: And then, you're going to, instead of pivoting again, you're stepping side, around him, hovering, and then going forward twice.
01:28: So, here's our back ocho... then, right here, I rotate, so she goes around me, suspend, and then off: one, two.
01:36: Different angle:
01:47: And that's showing it a little slow motion.
01:50: One thing I really want you to think about is that, for this suspension, you really want to keep the sense of flow.
01:56: As an exercise at home, for the leaders, this is your part.
02:01: D: Ugh!
N: Ha-ha!
D: So, if you will.
02:04: N: You want me to be a leader?
D: Yeah, be a leader.
02:06: N: Grrr!
D: You want to have your left foot more back, though. Yeah.
N: Grrr!
02:10: And, for the followers, then, as you go back, I want you to think, you go: back, around.
02:16: So, you're almost pulling against the leader, in that suspension, before you release.
02:22: And it really adds texture. You go: back, side... forward.
02:26: So, let's show it with lots of flow, and... here we go.

Series:: Vals Vocabulary
Tags:: Vocabulary, vals