A striking difference amongst Argentine tango and ballroom tango is in the shape and feel of the cling. Ballroom technique dictates that partners arch their upper bodies away from each other, while maintaining get in touch with at the hip, in an offset frame.
In Argentine tango, it is nearly the opposite: the dancers' chests are closer to each other than are their hips, and often there is touch at about the level of the chest (the touch point differing, depending on the height of the leader and the closeness of the embrace). In close hug, the leaders and the follower's chests are in Acquaint and they are dancing with their heads touching or incredibly near each other. In open cling, there can be as much space as desired Among the partners, but there should always be complete get in touch with along the embracing arms to give optimum communication. Since Argentine tango is almost entirely improvisational, there needs to be clear communication amongst partners. Even when dancing in a extremely open embrace, Argentine tango dancers do not hold their upper bodies arched away from each other; each partners is over their own axis. Whether open or closed, a tango cling is not rigid, but calm, like a hug.
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open embranced |
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close embranced |
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