It's just an over-rotated back sacada, but he does it from the close side of the embrace to the open side of the embrace (huge rotation) once and it looks hot.
I had to dig out my notes from my seminar with G&G in BA, but I didn't take very good notes as we were video taping at the end of each class.
As I recall, structurally, there are three sacada possibilities - 1] Front; 2] Back; 3] Open (or side) - and then Gustavo's "4th" Sacada. Reviewing the video, it appears to be a follower back sacada (the 4th sacada is the first element in each sequence that they do).
I can't recall what makes the 4th different structurally from the others.
well, i haven't done the class, but looking at the video, I think what is going on might be as follows: At 2:50, for example, they are in crossed system and she is doing an over rotated back ocho onto her right yes, but is lead towards his left foot, not his right. so structurally, its an open step she is doing. if the were to let go the embrace and rotate slightly to her right you would see more clearly how its an open step. I think!
I think I can see why it is structurally different from the other sacadas. In the 4th sacada the leader and follower are turning in the opposite direction. One is turning clockwise while the other turns anticlockwise, which requires changing the embrace as above. In all the other sacadas, both partners turn in the same direction, either both clockwise or both anticlockwise. We can actually discover several other sacadas with this opposing movement structure
Hey, why is it called the "4th" sacada. What are the other three? I thought there were front and back (2), with either foot (2), for the leader and follower (2) - so there are already 2*2*2 = 8. Would you happen to know?
Gustavo & Giselle's class syllabus used the term "volcadas". My understanding of volcadas from Gustavo & Giselle and other instructors is that these elements are indeed volcadas.
The second song is "El Encopao", but I can't tell the orchestra - sounds like Color Tango but I could be wrong. Anyone know?
tangouniverse 1 year ago
It's just an over-rotated back sacada, but he does it from the close side of the embrace to the open side of the embrace (huge rotation) once and it looks hot.
roguetanguero 2 years ago
I had to dig out my notes from my seminar with G&G in BA, but I didn't take very good notes as we were video taping at the end of each class.
As I recall, structurally, there are three sacada possibilities - 1] Front; 2] Back; 3] Open (or side) - and then Gustavo's "4th" Sacada. Reviewing the video, it appears to be a follower back sacada (the 4th sacada is the first element in each sequence that they do).
I can't recall what makes the 4th different structurally from the others.
zgman 3 years ago
well, i haven't done the class, but looking at the video, I think what is going on might be as follows: At 2:50, for example, they are in crossed system and she is doing an over rotated back ocho onto her right yes, but is lead towards his left foot, not his right. so structurally, its an open step she is doing. if the were to let go the embrace and rotate slightly to her right you would see more clearly how its an open step. I think!
12bumble24 3 years ago
I think I can see why it is structurally different from the other sacadas. In the 4th sacada the leader and follower are turning in the opposite direction. One is turning clockwise while the other turns anticlockwise, which requires changing the embrace as above. In all the other sacadas, both partners turn in the same direction, either both clockwise or both anticlockwise. We can actually discover several other sacadas with this opposing movement structure
mamboaxeman 2 years ago
Hey, why is it called the "4th" sacada. What are the other three? I thought there were front and back (2), with either foot (2), for the leader and follower (2) - so there are already 2*2*2 = 8. Would you happen to know?
mamboaxeman 3 years ago
Gustavo & Giselle's class syllabus used the term "volcadas". My understanding of volcadas from Gustavo & Giselle and other instructors is that these elements are indeed volcadas.
zgman 3 years ago
is this colgadas or volgadas?/
quickst 3 years ago