Instructors: Homer & Cristina Ladas
http://theorganictangoschool.org/
England International Tango Festival
Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom
May 26-28, 2018
This was an Advanced
class, so no partner rotation and we got right into it.
Regular Volcada with
Windshield Wiper
We began with doing a
standard forward volcada, doing one and then multiples with windshield wiper
footwork for the leader. In beginning the Volcada, Leader steps diagonally back
with his left foot and his right foot is the windshield wiper foot, going into
a U shape, forward and back, to lead Follower’s volcada leg to go back and
forward.
For the technique,
there is an embrace before, during and after. The Leader puts the Follower on
one axis, gives her a little bit of a hug (compression), and then suspends
her. The Follower gives the Leader an
extra hug, pushes down from the shoulder blade so she gets lifted up. The pushing down comes from the standing leg. Try to make yourself tall. This is the
sensation similar to getting out of a swimming pool at the edge (without using
the stairs ;o) ). Try to create a strong
line around the core, so that the Leader can manage you better. The Leader should place the Follower’s foot
with energy so she has a definite idea where to go and does not guess where to
place her foot.
Preparation is key and
starts with the embrace. Suspension +
Hugging = Volcada, so be ready for it.
2 ideas: playful
resolution.
How can we maintain
suspension? The Leader puts the Follower
on one axis or another, walks tiny steps back, to the side, do not let Follower
transfer weight. Stop and unwind.
Stop.
Down energy.
Leader walks around
Follower when she is on 2 feet.
There are many
possibilities here on how/where to do this, so we were to explore.
The Sustained Volcada
The difference between
the Standing Volcada and the Sustained Volcada.
When the volcada
starts to travel, it is a sustained volcada, so the 2 standard rule of the
volcada are broken.
Standard Rules of the
Volcada:
(1)
Whatever
angle you have, you don’t change it.
(2)
When
the Leader steps back with a tilt, he does not change his height.
In Sustained Volcadas,
these two rules are broken:
(1)
Leader
changes his angle to take his axis
(2)
Leader's height can go up or down.
a.
When
the Leader goes down, the Follower’s legs go out;
b.
When
the Leader goes up, the Follower’s legs go in.
The Leader is
completely upright and vertical and very close.
The Leader’s height
change is dramatic, so the Follower knows to close her legs from split. They
are body to body. Sustained Volcadas can
be done with the Follower going forward, to the side, or going backwards. It can be done in a turn/hiro/circle too.
Leader has a straight
spine when he goes down. He must use his legs.
Follower will feel the change of height and should hug the Leader more.
Follower’s back right
foot can turn out a little bit.
Drilling other Volcadas
(Back Volcada and Funny Volcada)
Next, we did the back
volcada from the back hook.
We also explored the
Funny Volcada. It is “Funny” because the
dancers are perpendicular to each other.
How can we turn the Funny Volcada into a Sustained Volcada? The Leader takes his axis and goes down and
comes up. It is “Funny” because the
Follower is falling sideways. We drilled
this, with Leader taking an odd number of steps, and then making a big step
around the Follower.
In the Funny Volcada, there
are several Follower free leg options.
We explored how long the Follower’s leg could stay in front of her
before going to the outside of the Leader. Follower will feel from the Leader,
always trying to track where the Leader is. Follower collects and clears the
Leader’s feet before going from in front to the outside of the Leader.
In going from Funny to
Sustained Volcada, the Leader goes around in a circle, then Leader starts to go
in a tangent, taking his axis, then goes down and up. We drilled this.
In the Sustained
Volcada, the first thing to do is lead Follower to cross, depending on where
Leader drives his axis. So it is doing the windshield wiper, except the Leader
walks backward. Left foot goes back,
right foot goes in a “U”, with weight change in between, experimenting with
getting a shallow cross or wide cross.
Maestros concluded
with a class quiz/summary and demo to Sideways
by Citizen Cope
Notes courtesy of Anne at http://scoutingtour.blogspot.com
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