{"id":4669,"date":"2016-02-18T15:37:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T14:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endretango.com\/basics-of-argentine-tango-forward-ocho\/"},"modified":"2017-04-25T01:19:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T23:19:08","slug":"basics-of-argentine-tango-forward-ocho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endretango.com\/en\/basics-of-argentine-tango-forward-ocho\/","title":{"rendered":"Basics of Argentine tango: forward ocho"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"tango<\/a>Ocho is one of the oldest, most characteristic and most important figure of tango. Using the ocho the woman draws a figure 8 into the ground – hence the name.
\nDuring its first decades tango was danced on dirty floors, outside, on dirty-dusty streets. On these surfaces the beautiful curves of the ocho were clearly drawn. Nowadays you don’t see that a lot – dancers wear elegant tango shoes<\/a> dancing on excellent wooden floors<\/a>. :)<\/p>\n

Things to be aware of before learning the ocho<\/h3>\n

This article is about forward ocho mainly for beginners and\/or re-starters. It’s called\u00a0ocho adelante\u00a0<\/strong>in Spanish and\u00a0front ocho or forward ocho\u00a0<\/strong>in English. It is useful to recap on dissociation<\/a> before trying the ocho – dissociation is the name of a bodily turn\/rotation in tango whereas the upper body and hip face different directions. Many teachers – just like in the below presented videos – combine forward ocho with the previously learned cross step. If you are not familiar with it yet, take a look at the cross step here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Video lessons on forward ocho<\/h3>\n

You’ll find both partner and solo exercises here. If you already know this step combination watch the videos anyway – you might discover something new looking at the videos from a different angle. And if this is your first encounter with ochos, come and learn! :)<\/p>\n

Diego Blanco & Ana Pedron video lesson<\/h4>\n