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The Tango (Tape II)

These are the Tango Steps and Routines you can learn from Tape II (20 steps) (music: 4/4/ time, accent on half beat before count 1):

Beginner Steps are in standard type;
Intermediate Steps are in italics;
Advanced Steps are in bold face;
all Routines are in bold italics.

Beginner 
TANGO ROUTINE (Partial)
Basic 
Parallel Right 
Basic 
Bronze Promenade 
(Parallel Left from Corners, not called) 
Corté, Basic, Corté 
Extended Promenade 
Rock and Corté 
Butterfly 
Butterfly with Flick 
Butterfly with Double Syncopation 
Two Basics
1. Basic Tango Step 
2. Parallels 
     a. Right 
     b. Left 
3. Promenades 
     a. Bronze 
     b. Silver 
     c. Extended 
4. Cortés 
     a. Plain 
     b. Rock and Corté 
5. Right Side Fan 

     Partial Routine includes Beginner and some Intermediate Steps
 

Intermediate 
TANGO ROUTINE (Concluded)
Basic 
Parallel Right 
Parallel Left 
Basic 
Basic with Running Steps 
Extended Promenade 
Basic, Turning Rocks, Basic 
Promenade Turn Through 
Promenade Dip 
Basic 
Two Cortés 
Rock and Corté 
Rock and Fan 
Butterfly 
Butterfly with Flick 
Butterfly with Double Syncopation 
Two Basics 
Promenade 
Double Cross 
Promenade Rock to Fan 
Frankenstein Monster
6. Butterflies 
    a. Butterfly 
    b. With Flick 
    c. With Single Syncopation 
    d. With Double Syncopation 
7. Basic with Running Steps 
8. Turning Rocks 
9. Promenade Turn Through 
10. Promenade with Dip 
Advanced 
11. Double Cross 
12. Promenade Rock to Fan 
13. Adams Frankenstein Monster 
     
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