Slavi lesson 8/12 waltz & tango - 2

Waltz

Natural turn: Thomas should "keep his head back" a bit more

Pivots: The first one is not a spin turn, it's a "high" pivot. The last one before the turning lock is a spin turn.

In general during the pivots the connection was too high in the chest, it should be more from the entire core and hips.

On the first step, Thomas should step more to the side to "get out of my way", then we each get out of each other's way (general principle). I should push on the 2, that will provide the power that Thomas is asking for.

Also very important: RELEASE the foot as soon as possible and start bringing it around. That also provides more energy and rotation and avoids having the feeling that we're stuck

Going to promenade after the turning lock: internalize more through the body still going to the left, start "going over" with hips back a little earlier, then the head follows and turns to the right as a result of internalizing the movement in the core and the spine

Tango

Spanish drag: Should have much more a feeling of resistance like a rubber band. First we move together to the right but my head resists slightly to the left (but chest keeps moving together), then it snaps.

On the ronde: More down, focus on crossing the foot behind earlier with a lot of power. The ronde should be very fast and I use the standing foot as an anchor very strongly. Also bring the hips more back when doing the ronde.

Doing the ronde this way should bring more energy and more of a tango feel to the next steps (like the same foot lunge).

For the kick: The point is not to bring the leg very high, it should be in relation to the position of the body. If the body goes back a lot then the leg can kick higher.