PE 576 A, B, C – Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Argentine Tango
This course covers the social, improvisational form of
Argentine tango. Students learn essential elements of the movement vocabulary
and how to arrange these in an infinite number of ways with different
partners. Emphasis is on leading and following, interpreting the music,
developing clean lines with the legs and feet, and other aspects of
partnering. Practical work on the dance is rooted in an overview of
its history and its manifestations in film, visual art and the printed
word. Students explore tango as a dance, a culture, a way of life.
PE 578 – Argentine Tango Choreography & Performance
Performance-oriented course: development, critique and
rehearsal of tango sequences for public performance informed by analysis
of videotaped footage of professional tango choreography.