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Flamenco Tangos Fiesta: Beginner Workshop

Flamenco Tangos Fiesta: Beginner Workshop — video by Sadler's Wells Play · 7:38

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Two teachers from Dotdotdot Dance Company lead a playful three-part flamenco tangos sequence, the style danced at flamenco parties: a slinky travelling step, an apron slap with a jump forward, hip-to-hip corners, stamps, and chest and thigh slaps. All ages and abilities.

  • 8 min
  • Beginner
  • High impact (jumping)
  • No equipment

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  1. Part one: a slinky travelling step with soft hips, six steps walking round in a circle. 1:13
  2. Apron slap: pull an imaginary apron to your hip as you jump forward legs apart, then bring the feet together. 2:27
  3. Part two, corners: swap the hands from hip to hip with the elbows lifted and proud, four times. 3:36
  4. Part three: stamp into the floor, step back and together (check the space behind you), then three stamps. 4:35
  5. Clap, two chest slaps and four thigh slaps, then two stamps as one arm rolls up and throws out. 5:31
  6. Dance all three parts through from the start. 6:52

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

Form cues from the coach

  • Soften the hips and body and walk round in a relaxed circle
  • Keep the elbows lifted and proud on the corner step
  • Stamp firmly into the floor to finish

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Joints it uses 2 takes load

  • Knees takes loadjump forward and back, firm stamps
  • Ankles & feet takes loadjumps, stamps into the floor
  • Shoulders moveslifted elbows, arm roll and throw
  • Lower back movesrelaxed hips and torso
  • Hips movessoft hips, slinky walk, hip-to-hip corners
  • Jumping or hopping. Impact goes through the ankles, knees and hips.

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by Sadler's Wells; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety