Argentinian Tango

Dance Position

General

Straight bodies, leaning towards each other, normal armholding, arms firm, stiff holding in all turns and figures.

Man’s right hand with fingers together just below womans shoulders (depending on relative lengths of course) - never low as in waltz or foxtrot.

Woman's left hand on arm or at shoulderblade (not ON shoulder).

Man’s left arm looks like a “V” with hand at eye level.

Woman’s right arm similar.

Eyes of man in the “V” of womans right arm, woman’s eyes on the chest of the man slightly to the left.

The distance of heads and chest is close, but the closer the more important is the leaning against each other to separate the feet. Feet are directly in front of each other in frontal positions, not slightly displaced as in walz or foxtrot (i.e., mans right foot on line to middle between womans)

Basic Positions

Basic position (BP) is straight frontal, with feet opposite each other.

Basic position crossed: Another basic position is similar to straight frontal but woman with crossed feet standing on left foot with right foot behind the heel of the left.