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Conversational Tango - Class 4 - Sacada. Excuse Me, That Was My Spot.

Conversational Tango - Class 4 - Sacada. Excuse Me, That Was My Spot.

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349 Washington St, Malden, MA, 02148
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The sacada is a displacement: you step into the space the other person has just vacated, your leg taking the place of theirs. It is one of the most practical and frequently useful elements in tango, and one of the most misunderstood in terms of difficulty.

In this class we work on why the sacada matters so much structurally, how to time it so it arrives exactly when the space opens up, and how to approach it with the ease it actually deserves once the mechanics are clear.

The sacada stops feeling labored the moment you stop chasing the leg and start reading the movement.

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