Gotta Tango is a superior instructional package for learning how to dance the authentic Argentine tango at a social level. Master teachers Alberto Paz and Valorie Hart take you on a journey through the rich culture, history, and music of Buenos Aires that inspired the romantic passion, alluring creativity, and natural elegance of the Argentine tango dance. You will learn the fundamentals and roles each partner plays in this exhilarating and intimate social dance.
Part I: The Intrigue of the Tango
Chapter 1 The Everlasting Tango
Chapter 2 Tango and Nothing Else
Part II: How to Dance the Argentine Tango
Chapter 3 It Takes You to Tango
Chapter 4 To Hug or Not to Hug
Chapter 5 Getting Along in a Circle of Trust
Chapter 6 What Goes Around Comes Around
Chapter 7 A Sleight of Legs
Chapter 8 Tangled Up? Just Tango On
Part III: Doing Argentine Tango on Your Own
Chapter 9 Fancy Dancing on a Crowded Floor
Chapter 10 Beyond the Social Milieu
Alberto Paz and Valorie Hart own Planet Tango, a company dedicated to preserve, foster, and advance the traditional values of the Argentine Tango culture, with a school and tango salon located in New Orleans, LA. They produce the widely successful New Orleans TangoFest each year. Together, Paz and Hart conduct master Argentine Tango classes, as well as lectures and workshops in cities across America and the world. They also publish El Firulete, an online international Argentine Tango magazine in English, and they have been featured dancers on the Buenos Aires TV show, Tango around the World. With their Web site, www.Planet-Tango.com, Paz and Hart provide dancers the opportunity to network on an international level.