I am not a teacher however I feel the 8 count basic is important as a teaching tool for those wishing to learn salon. It gives the follower the opportunity to take a forward step a right side step a back step another back step leading into a cruzada finishing with a back step out of the cruzada a side step to the left and finishing back to the starting position. All the essentials of dancing in all 4 directions. The B8C done right is not as easy as one might think. I would say the majority of teachers will spend perhaps 20 minutes on the 8CB and then move on to figures. An excellent teacher will teach every aspect of tango using the 8CB starting with posture, balance, embrace, axis and floor craft. After learning all this you're ready for that first back step… but wait not yet. You first need to learn how to very gently compress down into the floor sending a signal to the follower that your getting ready to take that first step back and don't forget the position of the foot as you step back…...blah blah blah you get the picture and that’s just step #1 in the 8 count basic.
Good is learning the 8CB in twenty minutes Excellent is learning the 8CB in one year. Good is the greatest enemy of excellence David _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
