Category: Advanced - Intermediate

Rock Step Pivots

By rusty, February 11, 2010


Rock Step Pivots 101

As you perfect the 90 degree pivot, the 180 pivot becomes more accesible and after you perfect the 180 the 360 will begin to awaken to your body as always the key is to… PRACTICE until you are bored with the step and then practice some more.

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Sacadas 235

By rusty, January 27, 2010

Warning: Sacadas are not very floor craft friendly so master these before you begin to use them at the milonga!

Sacadas are pieces of your foundation. Here you will see pieces of ocho cortado, gyros – molinetes. Stay soft, calm and balance. Nail your pivots or you may get nailed by your partner.

Ladies hear and follow the impulse!

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Volcadas 2010

By rusty, January 13, 2010

For best results look at the connection NOT at the feet. You will miss the all important lean of the volcada. You want the shape of a tee-pee, not a lean-to!

Volcada is an advanced movement! It is a lean and a connection, not a step!!! Please don’t use this on the floor of the milonga until you have mastered the lean and movement as it can cause stress, pain or injury!

But please…. HAVE FUN!!!

With Love & Light,
Rusty
You are the music, love is the rhythm and life is the dance!

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Perth Workshops Summaries

By rusty, July 8, 2009

Perth Friday Night: Ochos Dobles

Saturday Part I:

Saturday Part II:

Saturday Night Milonga Demo:

Sunday Part I – Many Facets of Ocho Cortado:

Sunday Part II – Mini Colgadas:

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Cross System Ganchos

By rusty, May 14, 2009

Caution: Ganchos can be disruptive to line of dance… dance with care and love for your dance mates.

Love & Light,
Rusty
Love is perfect kindness.
~Joseph Campbell~

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Volcada – Banking Like a Race Car

By rusty, May 13, 2009

Volcadas are a joined Lean… hence the term “Banking like a race car”

Banking like a race car because we are creating a centripetal lean that is joined at the chest. I am the track and she is the car!!

You really need to meet your partner in the middle on this step – muscle and brawn only go so far. If you don’t meet your partner in the middle this movement will look forced and contrived and feel forced and contrived.

Spend some years of your life perfecting this until you can do it with no hand!!!

Love & Light,
Rusty

If we make our goal to live a life of compassion and unconditional love, then the world will indeed become a garden where all kinds of flowers can bloom and grow. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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