Modern Tango World N° 3 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Page 47

There are only four starting positions for the couple
withe respect to the ronde.
1. leader faces In-line with the line of dance
2. leader faces away from the center
3. leader faces the center of the dancefloor
4. leader faces opposite the line of dance.

Volcado Start (Salida Apilado)
The leader steps diagonal back while falsely indicating a sidestep. The follower is then offset their axis
as in a volcada or carpa. The follower is free to perform various sorts of adornments, until the leader
steps out on the follower’s right side.

Simple Start (Salida Parallelo)
Facing in-line with the line of dance, the leader sways
to insure that the lady is standing on her left foot. The
leader expresses an intention to move forward, the
follower steps backwards and the leader then steps
with the left foot.
Inside Access (Retrocesso)
The leader faces towards the outside of the line of
dance, requiring 90° rotation counter clockwise to enter the line of dance.The leader steps back with the left
foot, slide sidesteps right, forward left rotate 90° and
collects to face in-line the line of dance. The follower’s
legs are crossed left over right. From this position, there
are many options to proceed down the line of dance.
Outside Access (Contracesso)
The leader faces the the center of the dancefloor,
requiring 90° rotation clockwise to enter the line of
dance. The leader rocks forward with the left foot,
crosses behind with his right, swivels 90° into the line
of dance. The follower ends up legs apart with weight
on her left foot.
Reverse Start (Salida Reverso)
American Start (Salida Americano)
The leader is facing opposite the line of dance, requiring 180° rotation to enter the line of dance. The
leader steps back the left foot, then slide steps in a Cat’s Start (Salida del Gato)
180° circle to forward collect into the line of dance. Sometimes called Walking to the Cross. The leader
steps forward with left foot, then cross steps across
the follower with his right. This is followed by a long
Variations.
There are numerous variations on these basic starts. slow left step with extreme upper body torque, towards the follower, possibly lowering his body. Then,
Here are a few of them:
with a quick step of the right, the leader collects and
straightens up, causing the follower to cross the left
Cross System Start (Salida Cruzada)
Facing in-line with the line of dance, the leader side- foot in front of the supporting right foot.
steps to the left, with the foot outside follower’s,. The
leader then cross steps inside with his right leg. The Ochos Start (Salida en Ochos)
The leader faces the outer rim of the line of dance,
follower then steps backwards with her left foot.
requiring 90° rotation counter clockwise to enter
the line of dance. The leader steps forward with the
Double Start (Salida Doble)
Facing in-line with the line of dance, the leader touch right foot diagonal across the follower, swivels on
recovers before stepping forward. The touch may be left 90°, forward right into the line of dance. The
follower then walks in large back ochos as a result.
sideways or back.
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