How to Learn the Tango

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Rosario Nene Ortega. I'm a Dance Instructor, Ballroom and Tango at the Goddess Store in Hollywood, Florida. In this clip we're going to learn how to do the Tango. I'm going to start with the leading part, okay. Are you ready? Okay. Just be in front of me and I'll show you. The leader is going to go back with the right foot in a one; collects and then two, the side; collects, walking, three, four, wait five, then diver solution, six, seven, together eight. I'm going to repeat from this angle. Back in one, side two, we're going to walk three with the right, four with the left, together five; now tango close. One, two, three, four, five; tango close. So that's the leader's part. Now women we follow. We're going to follow the leader and we're going to start going forward with our left foot. You go forward, side two, we're going to walk back three, walk four, now fifth position; this is the most beautiful position. Now six with the right, seven with the left, close. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. These are the very basic steps. This has been Nene Ortega at the Goddess Store in Hollywood, Florida."