Basic Tango Demo (Music) by Mirko & Alessia

look through my "Basic Ballroom" playlist for the other dances
(Mostly Syllabus Figures)
• Basic Tango Demo (Musi...
watch in high quality

[@JDottBeast]

Back Corte(Open Ending), Midi 4 Step, Closed Promenade(with a hesitation ending), Fallaway Reverse Slip Pivot, Open Reverse Turn (lady in line on first half), Oversway with Natural Pivot Ending, Chasse, Whisk, Promenade Link (to Closed Position), Progressive Link, Natural Rock Turn (Open Finish), 1 - 3 Open Reverse Turn, Lady Outside (Swivel) (that is in syllabus), Promenade Link, Back Corte, Walks, 1 - 4 Viennese Cross,

[@MrAlistairb99124]

I am a dancer, first and foremost, not just a ballroom dancer. I am prepared to do anything: International, Smooth, Rythm, Jazz, Argentine, Contemporary. If you can teach me, I want to do it. I have my preferences but everyone does. I am not gonna ever say one dance is better than the other. It is not just insulting a dance, it's insulting an entire culture of people who invented and love International Ballroom.

[@aznedge]

These moves are basic relative to the advanced moves high level dancers showcase in competitions. The moves in the video are what amateur ballroom competitors would use in competition.

[@covercalls88]

If someone looks beyond the stylized and fluid linking of these professional competition level dancers, most of the steps are basic steps it is just they do not close after each step, they tend to do more open steps. I dance many of these steps as a social ballroom dancer, but I am far from looking good as them.

[@philippecapraia]

Voilà un tango classique dansé avec une superbe élégance , c'est trés beau , bravo !

[@ucwhitten]

Actually, this is known as International or Standard Tango, derived from Argentine Tango. It was not designed to be insulting, it is simply a different style. No need to be so obtuse.

[@ChrisBosakofficial]

For those of you confused about the difference between Argentine Tango and Ballroom Tango. This is definitely not the same dance as Argentine tango which it was derived from. It travels much more, frame and head positions are very different. There is very little leg flicking action and instead head flicking action to create sharpness. It should be called “Ballroom Tango” as it has been adapted to be a ballroom dance as Argentine tango is a social dance and not fit for a ballroom competition floor. It should keep the name tango though to pay respect to the dance it was derived from.

[@TheManWithNoShadow]

seems like i will fave all the dances they show :D:D:D

[@christholst13]

@tranquillity91 you are right. the routine is not impossible - it's just to make the right "snaps" and dance it with the right elegance, that make it difficult... would like to try this routine with my partner...

[@Centuari]

As near as I can tell, it's a fallaway slip pivot, check, back corte w/ outside finish, reverse turn lady in line to an oversway. Whew, that should take you to 0:22.

[@Jagothor]

The lady did a real good job walking backwards, bravo.

[@FERNweh101]

Thank you Mirko and Alessia,and all the polite commentators.... especially for the detailed descriptions of the choreography.I WILL do it-but it won`t look like this(do any of us look like olympic sprinters when we`re running for the bus?OK,you are so you do)

[@JDottBeast]

Progressive Link, Promenade Link, Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot, Basic Reverse Turn, Contra Check, The Chase, Whisk to Promenade Position, Open Promenade, Progressive Side Step (Overturned),Rock Steps on left and right foot (includes the lunge action as by syllabus), Back Corte, Progressive Link, Fallaway Promenade, Natural Twist Turn, Closed Promenade, Progressive side step, Everything in that routine is syllabus with the way i layed it out check the book if you don't believe me. :)

[@user-dw8rv3yt5m]

你編排的舞碼很好，清晰明瞭，學者易學。

[@christholst13]

I know that I will get at lot of bad response for this coment from the Argentine Tango-fans - but I just saw an Argentine Tango and it is very nice, but I personally like the International Tango the most. It's more strickt, more elegant - I probarly think that because that's what I have learned to dance. The Argentine Tango is also very interesting, and the two types of Tango is deffenetly - in my head - equals :)

[@Quequa1000]

@bocaknights1 These professional dancers, many times World Champions, run perfectly with the exact timing of musical techniques. Who does not know and appreciate more than the slow replays of the Argentine tango dancers and its curved, elderly, obese and discharged, or basic beginners standard dances, can not understand what is looking, of course. And now it is clear that those who can not and does not understand what he's seeing, not knowing anything else, and says critics to find it ugly.

[@francois22081963]

Foul language shows a lack of sofistication, which is amplified by the criticism made of this video. This is International Tango at it's best, like it or not. They make it look effortless, you can't dance like that without talent, determination, and years of practice. Well done

[@agos969]

dire bravi....e riduttivo..........eccezionali.....si nota la perfetta intesa...e soprattutto negli inizi dei passi non c'è scatto.......ballano perfettamente nel ritmo.......cosa dire!!!!!!

[@Czerniakowska]

I never said it wasn't executed brilliantly. I think the point (which has also been made by others) is that the impression shouldn't be given that this is "basic". People who might otherwise be inclined towards taking up the tango could watch this clip and think, "OMG, if that's basic, I would have no chance, so I won't bother!".

[@rogueavenger8963]

Actually, believe it or not, some videos giving lessons on how to Tango say that looking away like that is somewhat romantic XD and even though they hardly look at each other, it is still romantic. It's as if both have one mind, one body, and one soul. They move together smoothly, and effortlessly.

[@isaiahkhalid7795]

instablaster.

[@julioestorino4752]

It's as if both have bad breadth.

[@bocaknights1]

@Quequa1000 I was not trying to discredit their talent. I was asking a legitimate question about the timing, as dance is suppose to obey rules. I was asking this question to anyone qualified to answer. I don't understand most of your response, as it doesn't make sense in English and seems to be a bunch of disjointed thoughts thrown together. I am a dancer and was expressing my opinion about this level of dance and performance and how for me personally it isn't attractive.

[@Czerniakowska]

There are other KZbin clips in which "basic" is applied in a cryptically technical sense that might be understood by dance professionals but is bound to be misunderstood by ordinary viewers. I think that those who are posting these clips are altogether forgetting that KZbin is an open public medium and not one in which misleading euphemisms are appropriate. Let's all agree that "basic" means precisely what the dictionary defines it as meaning, on which basis this definitely ain't basic!

[@fredastairehoover]

@elmonorizzo my 80 year old grandmother can to Argentine tango...it takes real talent to do international standard...what do you mean "you people" its called international standard for a reason!

[@khanghuybonsaile1281]

Oh my god

[@Czerniakowska]

@lace1990 Same applies when it comes to excessive use of ah's.

[@2010intrigued]

Beautiful!

[@angel03vy]

dat's amazing

[@zthalnaieb]

this is not basic but looks owesome

[@tomikoshindo2448]

I want to know the name of this music. Please let me know it.

[@SkipAscari]

beautiful routine, not basic, a little more advanced than just basic steps but beautiful

[@alessandroerba6272]

Anyone knows what's the name of this song? 😁

[@johnchen9930]

Yes, Mirko seems delayed in the first 42 seconds, not in beat with 8-counts. But he did it like it's a show dance. Later he realized this is a teaching basic routing and went back into the 8-count timing. Pino did a basic tango video with the perfect 8-count timing, easier to follow, it's on KZbin.

[@Czerniakowska]

You're absolutely right and it's a real shame, since the oher clips in this series are excellent. When it came to the tango, though, I think Mirko and Alessia rather lost the plot and drifted off into something more akin to a competitive routine. Watch a clip entitled "Hilton basic tango", featuring Marcus and Karen Hilton, and you'll see how Mirko and Alessia should have gone about this. Why oh why doesn't the dance world jettison that bloody expression "basic"?

[@xxMTBxx]

Czerniakowska ... it's not about the word basic in the dictionary ... these are BASIC LEVEL figures in ballroom tango...don't speak if you don't know anything about this...this is not put here for people just looking to do some steps...it's put here for people who already have some years of experience in dancesport and they want to improve their BASIC figures...

[@singlemalt25]

I like this song... What is the name of it?

[@Aola1181]

@bocaknights1 What Mirko does in the clip can loosely be called as "lagging behind the rhythm". In essence, he is delaying foot placement: instead of stepping exactly on-beat, he steps on the backbeat, or off-beats. For example, a slow-quick-quick -sequence would change from a "step-wait-step-step" (4 beats in total) into a "steeeeee-ep-step-step" (same 4 beats). You place the foot down (and transfer weight) of the slow step on the second beat instead of the first. Hopefully this makes sense.

[@d0maene]

Its just the open finish actions that are danced rubato and legato, which is a very common interpretation. Anything else is very clear on time

[@Aola1181]

Wow, 11 years apart, brings back memories. Anyhow, I'd say the closed promenade at 0:09 is not quite "on time", and the same goes for the first viennese cross at 0:47. Technique of moving the feet is clearly staccato, as is common in ballroom tango. Maybe a bit "less staccato" than you'd see these days but quite far away from "legato" like it's used in other standard dances. But, these are opionated things. One man's artistic freedom is other's breach of rhythm =)

[@MrUnvcandy]

Wow! Wish I was that good.

[@Quequa1000]

@bocaknights1 Esopo scrisse una fiaba che va benissimo in questi casi: la volpe che capisce di non poter arrivare a prendere l'uva, dice che è acerba. Inutile continuare a dire che questo ballo assolutamente non vi piace : la realtà è che chi si mette a fare commenti negativi o maligni lo fa perchè sa che non riuscirà mai a ballare a questo livello, allora inventa la favola che il ballo è bello solo se ballato lento, incurvati, con pesantezza e indossando abiti modesti con look sciatto..

[@cshorte]

thank you

[@2xrigidi]

good

[@Quequa1000]

@bocaknights1 I'm Italian and I use the automatic translator of google, that translates badly. In italiano posso dirti che questi atleti artisti e ballerini sono ai massimi livelli nello stile internazionale delle danze standard, che anche io ballo da anni. Le critiche di rigidità, innaturalità, tipiche di chi balla da principiante o balla solo tango argentino, sono sempre le stesse e denotano profonda ignoranza in materia oltre che voglia di denigrare per pura cattiveria gratuita e invidia.

[@Alexmcgruer3]

Ah but Argentine tango can be danced in almost any bar with a dance hall, with other people that are or are not that skilled. You cam meet people, dance with people show off how beautiful your wife or lady friend is; move to almost any genre of music without pretense. Argentine tango is social and you get to improvise.

[@clareesh]

look for the hilton couple one. that is very basic :)

[@alexandrablay]

does anybody know the name of the music?

[@rogueavenger8963]

Does anyone know the name of the song? o.o

[@Swivels29]

come on people i dont know whats the point of discussion but i really know that Modern Tango as in this Vid is a Ballroom Dance...for sophisticated people with its tempo to be followed..Argentinian Tango...though tooo enticing and good is but after all a street dance...and street dance is a street dance...not a Ballroom Dance :)

[@julioestorino4752]

It's as if both have bad breadth.

[@34thstreetman]

I personally find this version of Tango more exciting to watch.

[@bijie2911]

Does anyone have a full list of figures from this routine? Please keep negative comments to yourself if possible. I love all styles of dance including Argentine but especially international, smooth, and Latin Ballroom

[@xcross23]

at sec 40, is that a four step change he did

[@jessicarabbit439]

this is the dance sport dango.not a fan prefer the authetic dance from the streets and home of the country unless the dance was greated or performed pro room,ex: ballet. u feel between you two not think you feel. and seem very tense. a youtube video type tengo lesson 1 pink background that how u tango, a type massive diffrence.

[@mayxuclienphuong9645]

Like video ❤

[@bocaknights1]

Could someone tell me what the timing is in Tango or any Ballroom when it gets to this level (Gold). To me the Bronze, or Silver version of dances are better, because they keep the same tempo, this doesn't seem to go with the music and looks like they can do whatever, whenever they want. I also think that that there is a jerkiness and stiffness in these type of professional Ballroom Performances and the makeup and costumes can look like paint and feathers. It looks like they are in pain.

[@cshorte]

song name please?

[@uyuyuyuuyuyuy]

i dont like that they never look at each ,other,i mean this is supposed to be romantic dancing!

[@cshorte]

kewl thx :)

[@clintborez]

The international tango will always be the best. As for argentine tango, it's ok as long as I'm not watching it.

[@Czerniakowska]

Oh I see. And there was I imagining that KZbin was a public media aimed not only at entertaining and informing but also at providing technos in all manner of fields with the opportunity to attract newcomers to their activities. Had I realised that it was actually reserved for pompous, exclusionists such as yourself, I would have refrained from proferring my humble, ill-educated opinion (doffs his cap). I'm sure those at the offices of the Oxford English Dictionary will be equally contrite.

[@swidanza]

ok, i'm looking for actual basic, STARTING steps, other than that, dancing was great......NEXT..

[@tonofdynamite]

Anyone know what the tune is as I want to search for it on itunes...many thanks.

[@Czerniakowska]

You need to look up the word 'basic'.

[@Czerniakowska]

On a public media forum, in this case KZbin, people would expect the word 'basic' to mean what it in fact means, i.e., basic. Those who insist on uploading material which is far from 'basic' under that banner are doing themselves and dance in general no favours whatever. Again, I think your best course is to resort to the Oxford English Dictionary. You're probably confusing the words 'basic' and 'convoluted'.

[@nicolbolas999]

nice tango an ideas about name of the track?

[@cshorte]

hmmm can't seem to find it anywhere, is there a particular album? :)

[@cshorte]

can someone ID the moves after FRSP :14 for me please

[@norib8647]

This music is for Argentine Tango, not suitable for ballroom tango. Otherwise beautifully danced.

[@StudioMargalima]

Nori B Not true , this is strict tempo and this very song is used throughout the whole dancesport.

[@ChrisBosakofficial]

This is standard ballroom tango competition speed actually. Argentine tango music is generally quite a bit slower than this song.

[@user-yo3ot9zu4k]

曲名を教えて下さい

[@hayatomcreverse7925]

Please make a tutorial of this xD and btw what kind of Tango is this?

[@mikelfc2010]

it's ballroom tango, not real Argentine Tango, but well done none the less.

[@NickNov]

mikelfc2010 haha, that tiny bit extra "not real tango"

[@blahdlah1920]

+mikelfc2010 more refined than Argentine ^^

[@ChrisBosakofficial]

This is standard international style Tango. Basic syllabus figures

[@user-dw8rv3yt5m]

我看是基本舞步的探戈。很適合初學者。

[@cshorte]

can't seem to find it anywhere, is there a particular album? :)

[@Czerniakowska]

@lace1990 Really? Are you sure they're not very very very basic, or perhaps even very very very very basic? Excessive use of superlatives often (or even very very very very very often) has the effect of detracting from, rather than supporting, the merits of a statement, as admirably illustrated by your post. You could just have written 'I consider myself to be brilliant at dancing the tango' and we would have understood what you were saying. Have a nice life.

[@nancymartin5258]

here am I thinking tango is simple but no its not

[@jake-cj7ii]

who else here from stenzel

[@Quequa1000]

@elmonorizzo Who is proud of something HAS NO NEED TO GO TO INSULT OTHERS. It is you, who come here and in other tango standard video, only to insult, then you get the answers! I'm not going to write in all the videos of Argentine tango that makes me puke, I do not need to do it, because the Argentine tango is absolutely nothing for me, I don't care it, I don't like it, so I not look at him. Do the same, and no one will tell you that you are a poor people envious.

[@user-fe5zp6cw8b]

lel

[@mitotianiMartin]

I admit it´s nice, but since I started dancing Tango Argentino three years ago, ballroom tango just can´t satisfy me. It lacks the essence of the dance, that is so magical about arg. tango. The cultural background, the spontaneity, emphasis on the basic fact, that the dance is actually about two people moving together as one, enjoying the music. So, this seems just artifficial to me, sorry :-) no offense

[@Czerniakowska]

Wording like "People should be shown and be educated to understand ..." invariably precede some load of opinionated, pretentious claptrap, in which respect you didn't disappoint. What percentage of KZbin viewers do you imagine have read the 'Ballroom dance dictionary'? 80%? 90%?

[@Aprinsa]

omg... tango is so weird

[@DancEncounters]

I personally fnd all the stylized head bobs to be a bit silly. But then, I prefer the real thing.

[@13hehe]

lol it's just ballroom, there is little tango here. if you prefer it it's fine, but don't call it 'the best tango'.

[@ladogman]

First, I prefer to dance Arg. Tango. But, you are comparing different levels of dancing. One cannot do show-level Arg. dancing (Larici/Barrionuevo) with just anyone at a milonga -- you don't get to meet people and improvise with that. These two are some of the best Int. style dancers in the world; they are show level dancers. As a social dancer, I can do exactly what you say but with Int. style tango. BTW, I believe they are improvising in this vid. This is not close to their show routine.

[@alexcerdenaphotography]

totally agree, this just seems mechanical and silly

[@ahagamama]

This exactly not Argentine Tango. So stiff! Formula Tango.

[@AlexSmith-fs6ro]

It should not be called tango, as it is not tango. The only tango is that that was born naturally, as music and dance, from the expression of different cultures over many decades in Argentina. This dance looks artificial, like it is made up, not something that was manifested naturally.. Give it another name. ¡Que boludos!

[@ChrisBosakofficial]

It’s definitely not the same dance as Argentine tango which it was derived from. It travels much more, frame and head positions are very different. There is very little leg flicking action and instead head flicking action to create sharpness. It should be called “Ballroom Tango” as it has been adapted to be a ballroom dance as Argentine tango is a social dance and not fit for a ballroom competition floor. It should keep the name tango though to pay respect to the dance it was derived from.

[@alexcerdenaphotography]

This is insulting to Argentina. This is not tango!

[@trotsky78]

vaya mierda, que el tango se haya internacionalizado lo comprendo, pero eso no es escusa para destruirlo... nadie bailará tango como un argentino asi como nadie cantará flamenco como un andaluz... esto es una porqueria!!!!! porqué no dejan hacer las cosas a quienes realmente saben???