Dance Sequence Tango

Tango Sequences

Square Tango

Beat	Tempo	Repeat	Start	Author
4	32 bpm	16 bars	close hold, man facing LOD	anon. 1920

	Box Step (FP, CH)												Slides (FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LF		RS		LC		RB		LS		RC		LS		RC tap		RS		LC tap
Lady	RB		LS		RC		LF		RS		LC		RS		LC tap		LS		RC tap

	Box Step (FP, CH)												Slides (FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LF		RS		LC		RB		LS		RC		LS		RC tap		RS		LC tap
Lady	RB		LS		RC		LF		RS		LC		RS		LC tap		LS		RC tap

	Walks + Quicks (FP, CH)								Walks + Quicks (FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	LF		RF		LF		RF		LF		RF		LF		RF
Lady	RB		LB		RB		LB		RB		LB		RB		LB

	Pivot + Back-Check (FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LF		RDFX +2		LDB +1		RB
Lady	RB		LDBX +2		RDF +1		LF

	Pivot + Rock Turn + Back-Check (FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LF		RDFX +2		LDB +1		RDF +1		LDB +1		RB
Lady	RB		LDBX +2		RDF +1		LDB +1		RDF +1		LF

Square Tango (group)

Beat	Tempo	Repeat	Start	Author
4	32 bpm	16 bars	linked line of dancers	?

	Box Step												Slides
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)
All	LF		RS		LC		RB		LS		RC		LS		RC tap		RS		LC tap

	Box Step												Slides
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)
All	LF		RS		LC		RB		LS		RC		LS		RC tap		RS		LC tap

	Walks + Taps								Walks + Taps
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)
All	LF		RF		LkF tap		LS tap		LF		RF		LkF tap		LS tap

	Chassé Tap								Chassé Tap
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
All	LS		RC		LS		RC tap		RS		LC		RS		LC tap

	Walks				Open Reverse Turn (releasing hand-holds)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
All	LF		RF		LFX -1		RFSB -2		LXB -1		RC

Tango Serida (or V.Waltz)

Beat	Tempo	Repeat	Start	Author
4	32 bpm	16 bars	both facing LOD, man inside	Rita Pover 1961

		Walks Fwd + Back (SRP, LLH)								Forwards Chassé (SFP, LLH)
Beat		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man		LF		RF		LB		RB		LFS +1		RC		LdF
Lady		LF		RF		LB		RB		LFS +1		RC		LdF

	Backwards Chassé / Twirl (SFP-PP, LLH-NH-CH)								Promenade Link (PP-FP, CH)
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	RdB		LC		RdB		LC tap		LdF		RxF		LC tap
Lady	RBSF +3		LC		RFX +1		LC +2		RdF		LxF		RC tap -2

	Lunge (FP, CH)				Backwards Chassé (FP, CH)						Chassé (FP-PP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LF		RF		LdB		RC		LdB		RS		LC		RdB
Lady	RB		LB		RdF		LC		RdF		LSB +2		RC		LdB

	Promenade (PP, CH)				Solo Open Turn (PP-BP-PP, NH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	LdF		RxF		LDF -1		RFSB -4		LBS -2		RC -1
Lady	RdF		LxF		RDF +1		LFSB +4		RBS +2		LC +1

	Promenade Link (PP-FP, CH)						Contra Check (FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LdF		RxF		LC tap		LF		RB
Lady	RdF		LxF		RC tap -2		RB		LF

	Backwards Chassé (FP, CH)						Forwards Chassé / Turning (FP-SRP, CH-RLH)
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	LdB		RC		LdB		RdF		LC		RdF		LC
Lady	RdF		LC		RdF		LDB +1		RC +1		LDB +1		RC br +1

	Lady's Solo Turn (SRP, NH-RLH)						Side Closes (SRP, RLH-LLH)
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	wait				RXF -1		LS		RC		LS		RC
Lady	RFX +1		LFSB +4		RSF +2		LS		RC		LS		RC

Tango Solair

Beat	Tempo	Repeat	Start	Author
4	32 bpm	16 bars	close hold, man facing LOD	C.W./Robert Stewart 1970

		Walks (FP, CH)				Link to Promenade (FP-PP, CH)
Beat		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man		LF		RF		LF		RC		LdF
Lady		RB		LB		RXB +2		LC		RdF

	Outside Swivel (PP-ORP, CH)				Reverse Turn (ORP-FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	RXF -1		LB		RDB -1		LSF -2		RC
Lady	LXF -1		RXF -2		LDF -1		RSB -2		LC

	Walks (FP, CH)				Link to Promenade (FP-PP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LF		RF		LF		RC		LdF
Lady	RB		LB		RXB +2		LC		RdF

	Outside Swivel (PP-ORP, CH)				Reverse Turn (ORP-PP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	RXF -1		LB		RDB -1		LSF -1		RC
Lady	LXF -1		RXF -2		LDF -1		RSF +1		LC

	Solo Outward Turns (PP-BP, NH)						Solo Inward Turns (BP-FP, NH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	LDF -1		RFS -1		LC		RDF +1		LFS +2		RC
Lady	RDF +1		LFS +1		RC		LDF -1		RFS -2		LC

	Zig-Zag (FP-ORP-FP, CH)								Check to Promenade (FP-PP, CH)
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	LxF		RS		LxB		RS		LF		RBX -1		LC tap
Lady	RxB		LS		RxF		LS		RB		LFS +1		RC tap

	Promenade (PP, CH)				Shadow Lunge (SFP, LLH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LdF		RxF		LS		RC tap		RS
Lady	RdF		LxF		RDF +1		LC +1		RS

	Shadow Chassé (SFP, LLH)						Turn Lady and Side-Close (SFP-FP, NH-CH)
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	LS		RC		LS		RF		LC -1 tap		LS		RC
Lady	LS		RC		LS		RFX +2		LC +1		RS		LC

Lola Tango

Beat	Tempo	Repeat	Start	Author
4	30-32 bpm	16 bars	close hold, man facing LOD	Arthur Wantling

		Walks to Close (FP, CH)										Walks to Prom. (FP-PP, CH)
Beat		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man		LF		RF		LF		RF		LC		RF		LF		RF		LF		RC
Lady		RB		LB		RB		LB		RC		LB		RB		LB		RB		LC +2

	Promenade (PP-CP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	LdF		RxF		LdF		RxF		LdF		RC tap +2
Lady	RdF		LxF		RdF		LxF		RdF		LC tap -2

	Counter-Promenade (CP-FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	RdF		LxF		RdF		LxF		RdF		LC tap -1
Lady	LdF		RxF		LdF		RxF		LdF		RC tap +1

	¼ Reverse Turn + Rock (FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LF		RFS -2		LC		RB		LF
Lady	RB		LBS -2		RC		LF		RB

	¼ Natural Turn + Rock (FP, CH)										Back Walks to Prom. (FP-PP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	RF		LFS +2		RC		LB		RF		LB		RB		LC tap
Lady	LB		RBS +2		LC		RF		LB		RF		LF		RC tap +2

	Tango / Pivot Turn (PP-FP, CH)								Quick Close (FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	LdF		RFX +1		LFSB +4		RSF +2		LF		RF		LS		RC
Lady	RdF		LxF		RDF +1		LFSB +4		RB		LB		RS		LC

Tina Tango

Beat	Tempo	Repeat	Start	Author
4	32 bpm	16 bars	close hold, man facing LOD	Terry and Ethel Grundy 1986

		Slow Walks (FP, CH)				Quicks and Side Point (FP, CH)
Beat		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		and		3, 4 (S)
Man		LF		RF		LF		RF		LC tap		LS pt
Lady		RB		LB		RB		LB		RC tap		RS pt

	Closed Reverse Turn (FP, CH)
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LDF -1		RFS -1		LxF		RDB -1		LBS -1		RC
Lady	RDB -1		LBS -1		RxB		LDF -1		RFS -1		LC

	Slow Walks (FP, CH)				Quicks and Side Point (FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		and		3, 4 (S)
Man	LF		RF		LF		RF		LC tap		LS pt
Lady	RB		LB		RB		LB		RC tap		RS pt

	Closed Reverse Turn (FP, CH)
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LDF -1		RFS -1		LxF		RDB -1		LBS -1		RC
Lady	RDB -1		LBS -1		RxB		LDF -1		RFS -1		LC

	Slow Walks (FP, CH)				Check-Step and Outside step (FP-ORP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LF		RF		LDF -1		RB		LB
Lady	RB		LB		RB		LDF -1		RF

	Rocks (ORP, CH)						Back Whisk to Prom. (ORP-PP, CH)
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	RF		LB		RF		LB +1		RXB +1		LXB
Lady	LB		RF		LB		RFX		LFSB +4		RXB

	Forward Lock + Point (PP, CH)								Alemana Twirl (PP-BP-PP, LRH)
Beat	1 (Q)		and		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	RF		LkB		RF		LF pt		LF				RC tap
Lady	LF		RkB		LF		RF pt		RFX +2		LFSB +4		RC +2

	Forward Lunge (PP, CH)				Back Close (PP-FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	RxF		LdF		RBX -1		LS		RC
Lady	LxF		RdF		LXB -1		RFS -2		LC

Tango Manhatten

Beat	Tempo	Repeat	Start	Author
4	32 bpm	16 bars	close hold, man facing LOD	Philip Ainsley + Lorraine Heron 1989

		Walks (FP, CH)				Outside Check (FP-OLP, CH)
Beat		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man		LF		RF		LS		RS		LXF +1
Lady		RB		LB		RS		LS		RXB +1

	Outside Check (OLP-FP-ORP, CH)						Outside Pivot Turn (ORP-FP, CH)
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	RBX -1		LS		RXF -1		LBX +1		RFX +2		LFS +2		RC
Lady	LFX -1		RS		LXB -1		RFX +1		LFSB +4		RXB		LC

	Walks (FP, CH)				Outside Check (FP-OLP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LF		RF		LS		RS		LXF +1
Lady	RB		LB		RS		LS		RXB +1

	Outside Check (OLP-FP-ORP, CH)						Outside Pivot Turn (ORP-FP, CH)
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3 (Q)		4 (Q)
Man	RBX -1		LS		RXF -1		LBX +1		RFX +2		LFS +2		RC
Lady	LFX -1		RS		LXB -1		RFX +1		LFSB +4		RXB		LC

	Open Reverse Turn (FP-ORP, CH)						... ending in Prom. (-FP-PP, CH)
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LFX -1		RFSB -2		LXB -1		RBX -1		LBSF -2		RC
Lady	RBX -1		LBSF -2		RXF -1		LFX -1		RFSB -2		LC +2

	allegedly Same Foot Lunge				Step Point (PP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)
Man	LXB -1		RFX +1		LDF		RxF pt
Lady	RXB +1		LFX -1		RDF		LxF pt

	Fallaway / Cross Whisk (PP-CP, CH)						Solo Lock Turn (CP-BP-PP, NH)
Beat	1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)		1 (Q)		2 (Q)		3, 4 (S)
Man	RxF		LFSB +2		RxB		LXFS +2		RkB +2		LXF +2
Lady	LxF		RFSB -2		LxB		RXFS -2		LkB -2		RXF -2

	Alemana Turn / Twirl (LRH)				Side Close (FP, CH)
Beat	1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)		1, 2 (S)		3, 4 (S)
Man	RF -1		LS pt		LS		RC
Lady	LXFSB +5				RS		LC

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