Customer Reviews

Tango Discovery Series, Men's Technique

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This is a great CD and a very quick read with lots of videos. The CD Rom covers a lot of ground I've never thought possible before.

This CD starts with a theory section, which alone may be worth the cost of the CD as it lays out the Tango Discovery method of learning tango. This method is clear, concise and simple.

A short section called "Technique" follows: Don't skip it! This section tells you how to practice these exercises in the most efficient way. I have found through trial and error that this is the best way to approach them. Read this section more than once!

Next is the heart of the CD; 24 exercises presented as movie clips with short descriptions. The clips are categorized as Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced.

Here is what I have noticed in my dancing after practicing these exercises for the last 6 months. The biggest improvement is balance. I am better able to lead and create styling without knocking my partner off balance. The next is coordination. My body seems to know better what to do. I don't have as many geeky moments when I improvise a new movement. The overall result is more confidence.

It is a book by the same author, wich explains why he created the Tango discovery method for dancing.

The clips on this disk are very short, about two seconds, and the images are very small, on either my DVD player or my computer. The disk includes no explanations, instructions or commentary. Every segment is all by istelf, without context. I find all the disks in this series totally without merit, unusable and a waste of money.

We have been working on our Tango for a few years, mostly through lessons, Milongas and videos. The dance still over whelms us. This CD/DVD is like having video notes with additional coaching comments to give us another perspective. Foot patterns are even included, so a beginner can watch the videos and study the foot patterns. Weight changes are sooo important that anyone reading this should read sections describing weight changes a few times for emphasis.

The CD came with no instructions or introduction to start the disk - And I have a new MAC computer. I had open, read the contents and find the first notes and table of contents by hand. This is why it only gets 4 stars. Nice course - poor instructions. After you figure it out, it's great and a keeper for lessons in the future.

I have practice every exercise and follow the text explanations of them on my computer. By the way you can watch the videos any size you want, just drop the .mov files in any video viewing soft.