Pupi Castello with Luciana Valle V319

0:45: Dance with Luciana to Pugliese Gallo Ciego at Sunderland

4:20: Basics

4:40: Basic step

The most important feature is that the woman doesn’t leave me.

  • Leader side L, pause

  • Leader front R

  • Leader front L, change feet: follow cross in front

  • Leader front L, pivot L: follow back R, pivot

  • Leader side R, together

6:02: Basic step with leader cross behind

  • Leader side L, cross behind: follow side R

  • Leader front L, cross behind: follow back L

  • Leader front L, cross behind: follow back R and cross

  • Leader front L, pivot: follow back R, pivot

  • Leader side R, together: follow side L, together.

6:30: Cross system basic step

  • Leader side L, change feet: follow side R

  • Leader front L: follow back L

  • Leader front R, leaving L behind: follow back R and cross

  • Leader front L, pivot: follow back R, pivot

  • Leader side R, together: follow side L, together

7:33: With front ochos

  • Leader side L, pause

  • Leader front R

  • Leader front L, change feet: follow back R and cross in front

  • Leader back L: follow unwind and front R across leader, pivot

  • Leader change to R: follow front L, cross in back, pivot

    • Is this cross in back led, or customary, or a choice?

  • Leader front L, pivot: follow back R, pivot

  • Leader side R, together: follow side L, together

8:58: With parada/sandwich on cross, then front ochos

  • Leader side L, pause

  • Leader long front R next to follow’s L: follow back L

  • Leader extends front L to sandwich outside of follows crossed L, with split weight, : follow back R and cross in front

  • Leader shift to L and pivot: follow unwind and front R across leader, pivot

  • Leader bring R together and change to R: follow front L, cross in back, pivot

  • Leader front L, pivot: follow back R, pivot

  • Leader side R, together: follow side L, together

10:48: Back ochos before cross

  • Leader side L, change feet, pivoting follow: follow side R, pivot back

  • Leader side L: follow back L, pivot 3/8 turn

  • Leader side R, slightly diagonal, and cross in back: follow back R and pivot

  • Leader front R: follow back L along line of dance

  • Leader front L, together: follow back R, cross

  • Leader side R, together: follow side L, together

11:28: Half turn to right, followed by front ocho and walk out

  • Leader side L, change feet, pivoting follow: follow side R, pivot back

  • Leader side L: follow back L, pivot 3/8 turn

  • Leader sandwich R follow’s L and transfer to R with pivot: follow back R, side L

  • Leader side L next to and touching follow’s back, L, heel: follow front R, pivot

  • Leader bring R together and change to R: follow front L, cross in back, pivot

  • Leader front L, pivot: follow back R, pivot

  • Leader side R, together: follow side L, together

13:18: Leading with foreheads touching to keep distance constant

13:50: Full turn to right with two sacadas and a half turn

15:35: Putting it all together

17:14 Demo to music, Pugliese and D’Arienzo

19:30: Walking

The most difficult thing in tango.

20:43: Basic with two walking turns

21:18: Walking leader front ochos before cross and walking turns

21:58: Plain walking forward and back in close embrace

22:50: Turn to left with a twist (enrosque).

23:48: Adding an initial turn to the right.

27:01: Walking, Ganchos, Boleos, and Saludos

Extend the leg, then transfer the weight onto it.

29:00: Step with gancho for the man

  • Leader side L, change feet, pivot follow

  • Leader side L: follow back L, pivot

  • Leader sacada R: follow back R, side L

  • Leader front L next to follow’s back L: follow front R

  • Leader pivot and step back R: follow pivot and front L next to leader’s R, stopping

  • Leader gancho L

  • Leader step back L: follow step forward L

  • Leader sacada R: follow front R across leader

  • Leader sacada L: follow side L

  • walk out

30:10: Same step with gancho for the woman

  • Leader side L, change feet, pivot follow

  • Leader side L: follow back L, pivot

  • Leader sacada R: follow back R, side L

  • Leader front L next to follow’s back L: follow front R

  • Leader pivot and step back R: follow pivot and front L next to leader’s R, stopping

  • Leader gancho L

  • Leader step back L: follow step forward L

  • Leader sacada R: follow front R across leader

  • Follow gancho R leaders R, and onto R, pivot

  • Leader sacada L: follow side L

  • walk out

30:34: A different leader gancho, like a sacada

Pupi must be calling this a gancho because the knees touch first and bend, whereas with a sacada nothing or perhaps the ankles touch and nothing bends.

  • Leader side L

  • Leader front R

  • Leader front L, out a bit: follow cross

  • Leader front R sacada: follow unwind and front R and pivot

  • Leader front L sacada: follow side L and no pivot

  • Leader R gancho leaving toe on floor: follow back R

  • Leader transfers to R while putting heel down: follow pivots and back L

31:50: Adding a boleo

  • Leader side L

  • Leader front R

  • Leader front L, out a bit, lapiz with R: follow cross

  • Leader front R sacada: follow unwind and front R and pivot

  • Leader front L sacada: follow side L and no pivot

  • Leader R gancho leaving toe on floor: follow back R

  • Leader transfers to R while putting heel down: follow pivots and back L

  • Leader on both feet: follow back boleo R

  • Leader transfers to R, front R sacada: follow front R

  • Leader sacada L: follow side L

Boleos are led with two hands. The follow’s foot should hit the mans leg on the thigh or hip. If not done correctly it comes out very mushy.

32:20: Boleo with salidos

A salido is a decoration that looks like a small front boleo without twist. It’s like, "Hello, how are you?"

  • Leader L side, change feet.

  • Leade L side: follow L back

  • Leader back R boleo, front R salido: follow back R boleo, front R salido

  • Leader R sacada: follow front R across leader

  • Leader L sacada: follow side L

34:05: Ganchos

34:26: Details of leader ganchos

  • Need a long follow ocho to the front.

  • Keep balance

35:25: Sacada-like gancho on the other side with leader and follower ganchos

  • Leader side L

  • Leader front R: follow back L, side R

  • Leader front L near follow back R foot and enrosque crossing R behind : follow front L, pivot, side R

  • Leader shift to R, and lapiz L: follow back L, side R, front L, pivot, side rebote R

  • Leader gancho/sacada L follows R: follow shifts back to L and pivots

  • Leader moves R in between follows feet, near R: follow steps back R and ganchos L

  • Leader transfers to R: follow steps forward L, pivot, side R, pivot, back L ganchoing leader’s L with R

  • Leader shifts to L and pivots: follow front R, pivot

  • Leader back R, gancho L: follow front L accepting gancho and continuing to L and pivot

  • Leader back pivot and step back L, gancho R: follow front R accepting gancho

  • Walk out forward

36:00 Gancho of the woman

  • Leader side L, change feet: follow side R, pivot

  • Leader side L: follow back L, pivot

  • Leader front R, sandwich: follow back R, leaving L in sandwich

  • Leader steps side L, leaving R in sandwich: follow steps forward R over leader, and comes back gancho R The gancho is led as a quick snap.

The other side is similar, from a sandwich.

36:38: Gancho technique

Womans gancho is done entirely by the woman. The gancho needs to be like a whip.

Ganchos can be led first on one side and then the other, without the leader moving his feet, just a slight shift of weight. This involves leading the follow front-side-back to place her foot next to the leader’s foot.

38:40: Boleos

The woman has to have a relaxed body. The lead has to be precise, asking for what he wants. The lead sends her and brings her back.

For example:

  • Leader sacada R follow front R cross step

  • Leader sacada L follow side L open step

  • Lead back boleo

  • repeat

41:45: Barridas

  • (cross system) Leader side L, follow back L, pivot

  • Leader side R, follow back R, without moving L

  • Leader catches follow’s L with L, and moves it to the follows side L.

"the easy way"

  • Leader side L

  • Leader front R

  • Leader front L, crossing behind: follow cross in front

  • Leader front sacada L: follow front R, pivot

  • Leader front sacada R: follow side L, pivot

  • Leader pivot and catch L with L, barrida: follow back R, "side" L

  • Leader leads follow back boleo and step over R: leader shifts to L on pivot

  • Leader adjusts to together, R: follow front L, pivot

  • walk out

43:00: Planeos

To Left:

  • Leader side L

  • Leader front R: follow back L, side R

  • Leader front L next to follow R: follow starts giro with front L. The giro has all fast steps. The leader pivots "en bloc" on L with a quite bent knee, keeping R on ground. He may gradually catch up to the follow near the end.

  • One ending is to bring the R cross in front and then R sacada a side step.

Both bodies can lean very slightly forward for better balance. Leaning backwards doesn’t work.

45:00: Step with planeo and turn

  • Leader side L

  • Leader front R: follow back L, side R

  • Leader front L next to follow R: follow starts giro with front L.

  • On a front step, leader R cross in front and then R sacada a side step.

  • On the back step, leader lapiz L and cross in front for enrosque on L for next giros

  • On a front step, another L lapiz crossing in back, leading a pivot and another follow R front ocho, starting a turn to the right.

  • On the pivot, leader R lapiz and sacada the R front step.

  • Leader L sacada follow L side

  • Leader R outside next to follow L, follow steps back R and continues giro as leader pivots with bent R knee, planeo to the R.

  • Leader changes to L and sacadas R a follow side L step

  • Leader forward L inside follows L: follow back R

  • walk out

45:23: A figure with planeo, twists, and curls (enrosques, lapices)

Same as preceding with a better explanation.

Discussion that the woman has to do adornos in time, with examples of where this is appropriate. Often the man can match the womans adorno.

51:28: A figure with a bridge.

First, a nice figure combining many elements.

The bridge

  • Leader front R, follow back L

  • Leader pivot, back L, follow back R (parallel back ocho)

  • Leader back R, pivoting follow and leading her to lean her chest on his

  • Leader step back L, supporting follow at an angle. The leader may wiggle the follow.

  • Leader walks forward.

54:00: Dance to D’Arienzo