Basic Tango Demo
Mirko Gozzoli & Alessia Betti
Content: ISTD Syllabus Figures (see notes)

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Step Patterns

Back Corté (SQQS) Open Finish
Five Step (QQS&S)
Closed Promenade (SQQSS)1
Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot (QQQQ)
Open Reverse Turn, Lady in Line (QQSQQS) 
Open Finish
Oversway, Spin to Right, RL, Chassé 
and Whisk, into 2-3 Promenade Link (QQSSQQQ&QSQQ)2
Progressive Link (QQ)
Natural Promenade Turn Rock Turn
(SQQSQQSQQS) Open Finish
Reverse Outside Swivel (QQSQQ)3
Back Corté (SQQS)
LF and RF Walks (SS)
Four Step Change (QQ&S)4

Progressive Link (QQ)
Promenade Link (SQQ)
Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot (QQQQ)
Basic Reverse Turn (QQSQQS)
Contra Check (SQQ)
The Chase, alternate ending No. 1
(SQQQQQ&QSQQ)5
Open Promenade (SQQS)
Progressive Side Step Reverse Turn 
(QQSSQQSQQSSQQS)6
Progressive Link (QQ)
Fallaway Promenade (SQQSQQ)
Natural Twist Turn (SQQSQQ)
Closed Promenade (SQQS)
LF and RF Walks (SS)
Contra Check (S)7

Notes
1 A normal Closed Promenade is (SQQS). 
The extra (S), though technically out of 
syllabus, is a stylistic choice that is in the 
gray area of personal interpretation.
2 Danced as written in the ISTD syllabus: 
Oversway, endings No. 7 + No. 4.
3 Is referred to in the syllabus as the 
(Reverse) Outside Swivel (Method 4).
4 Strongly overturned top line. Easily 
confused with non-syllabus Back Contra Check.
5 Danced as written in the ISTD syllabus: 
Chassé to Right, RLR, cross LF behind RF in 
PP into Whisk, RF forward and across in PP 
and CBMP, place LF to side in PP without weight.
6 Includes Rock on LF, Rock on RF, and 
Back Corté.
7 Danced as final pose without recovering to Promenade Position (QQ).

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