Argentine Tango Laboratory in Deusto

 

What is TangoLab?

It is a new concept exclusively for dance couples.

 

In this class, we will explore various ideas related to technique, body biomechanics, and figures. The goal, however, isn't to teach; it's to open the space for collaborative research, improve ourselves as dancers, and expand the possibilities of dance so you can take these ideas and work on them at home or in practice spaces.

 

Who is TangoLab for?

 

It's for people who have been dancing tango for many years and feel they have a well-rounded dance, both technically and musically, and also have a well-structured dance in terms of content. We ask that you come as a couple.

 

If you feel this might be the place for you, please email us at queridotangobilbao@gmail.com
 

Contents of the Tango Laboratory

For an hour and a quarter, the instructors will open a space for exploration of the body, connection, music, and movement. At the beginning of each class, we'll provide a guideline that the pairs will explore together. We'll then open the space for sharing ideas, and Borja and Chris will be there to answer questions and further explore the ideas that emerge. The final 15 minutes are for practical exploration and testing the ideas in a more social context.

 

Examples of guidelines:

• Taking a step while walking with the focus of energy in different places—the foot, the hip, the chest—and the effect this has on the dynamics and cadence of your stride.

• Boleos: difference in effect when performing on the 1st and 3rd, or on the 4th and 1st.

• Practice a movement by varying the cadence of your footstrike: heel to ball of foot, ball of foot first, and the entire foot at once. Investigate the difference in impact.

• Lapiz vs. enrosque: Investigate the differences in spin and what different movements it can be applied to.

• Sacadas on 1 vs on 1 and 3.

• Weight shifts using syncopation.