A private session with S. this evening dealt with improving my close embrace ganchoes, and as well grafting ganchoes onto the sacada/barrida figure I picked up like a cold virus in my last Buenos Aires trip. By remembering to “lift” just a little (instead of instinctively hold the embrace “down”) on the forward and back [...]
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&$^#%! More ganchoes..
Posted in ganchos on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reading my notes from last week, I’m still trying to graft on that forward weight shift with the cortado-gancho combination. To further add variety: After that forward weight shift-gancho (remembering for that right to come back radially behind you a bit before the gancho) pivot to right and do a rock step forward, then back; [...]
Cool gancho stuff
Posted in ganchos on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Executing an ocho cortado in close embrace, practice both a secada (your right close to her left) and also a gancho (your right closer to her right, or forward, leg). Remember to step onto the extended leg as you twist in place; this will cause your follow to naturally step out of the gancho. Spice [...]
Cleaning up my ganchos…
Posted in ganchos on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A most excellent class experience with S. this evening, repairing and refining my gancho technique. As always I need mas practica. Observations: Stop “kneeing” my follows into simple boleos. Start to think in terms of circular directions of travel .. when combined with proper embrace technique (i.e. stop letting my embrace fall apart) the action [...]
More ganchos..
Posted in ganchos on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A session with A. at Cococabana leaves me reeling; and I feel like a young child learning to walk as I see possible gancho permutations. It seems that what I have learned thus far is something like “gancho training wheels” the way that the basic eight count steps are “tango training wheels.”. Here’s one thing [...]
ganchos, sort of
Posted in ganchos on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With Jake at McGinty’s: When doing rock stops within ochos for the purpose of turning, make sure with the back step to your left that you bring your left into a collecting position to give her space. To the right, make sure there is a strong lead with your right shoulder. Successfully deploying gancho leads! [...]
