Re: [TANGO-L] basic steps

[Stephen Brown <Stephen.P.Brown @DAL.FRB.ORG>]

I have seen people teach each of the following the step patterns as THE
basic of milonga:

First approach (steps 2 through 5 of the 8 count basic):
1)  side step: woman right, man left
2)  walk outside: woman back left, man forward right
3)  woman back right, man forward left
4)  woman cross with left, man close with right

Second approach (a zig-zag walk):
Man rotates couple to his left (counterclockwise as seen from above)
1)  walk outside: woman back left, man forward right
2)  side step: woman right, man left
       while rotating to man's right (clockwise as seen from above)
3)  close: man right, woman left
4)  walk outside: woman back right, man forward left
5)  side step: woman left, man right
       while rotating to man's left (counterclockwise as seen from above)
6)  close: man left, woman right

Third approach (inline walking with pauses):
Walk inline with the man going forward and the woman going backward for
two or three steps, close on the third or fourth step.  Make three or four
rhythmic weight shifts between feet, Resume walking...

Fourth approach (a box that advances two steps forward and retreats one
step backward):
1)  side step: woman right, man left
2)  walk outside: woman back left, man forward right
3)  woman back right, man forward left
4)  side step: woman left, man right
5)  step against line of dance: woman forward right, man back left
6)  close: woman left, man right

With best regards,
Steve