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Licentiate Vals Syllabus
Vals Cruzado - (Tango Waltz)

The Waltz intention is to go!  The Tango intention is to stop!

The legato of Waltz music, as opposed to the Staccato of Tango music, asks for a gliding movement of the feet instead of placement.  The idea is to try to dance Vals Cruzado with Tango vocabulary, not to dance Tango on Waltz music.  The incessant demand of the usual 60 measures per minute (universal tempo) of Tango-Waltz, open the door to quick reactions and fast decisions.

The use of the measure (three beats) allows a period of one full second for one change of weight or one movement.  The use of medio galope (canter rhythm) reduces it to 2/3 of a second for one change of weight or movement.  When using the beat, there is just 1/3 second of the same actions.Compared to Milonga, which is more grounded than Tango, Vals Cruzado is more in the clouds.  From a bird's eye view, Vals exhibits two overlapping circles within a circumference, while Tango creates a triangle and Milonga, a rectangle.  Each of them: Vals, Tango, Milonga, by shaping the music they have their own unique character.  They are related by the same vocabulary, and same concepts, nothing else.

"Vals flies, Milonga flows, and Tango freezes its fluidity for a moment." - (Ive Simard)
INTERMEDIATE KEY PATTERNS
SALON STYLE
VARIATIONS/ORILLERO SYTLE
STAGE VERSION
FANTASIA STYLE
1. Las Salidas En Contrapaso
(The Exits In Counter Walk)		 A.

B.

C.		 El Bolsero Y La Renquera
  (The Bag Carrier and the Limp)
La Salida Izquierda Y La Viborita
  (The Left Exit and the Little Viper)
Los Torcimientos Y Las Llevadas
  (The Twists and the Carries) 		El Apoyo
  The Support
2. Los Ochos Para Atras
(The Backward Eights)		 A.
B.		 La Vid (The Grapevine)
En Cangrejuelo (The Smal Crawfish) 		La Bolsita
 The Small Purse
3. Las Vueltas En Redondo
(The Turnings Around)		 A.

B.		 Las Entradas Y Sacadas Por Detras
 (The Entrances & Removals From Behind)
La Escapada (The Escapade)		 La Encrucijadas
  The Cross Roads
4. El Arrastre
(The Drag)		 A.
B.		 Con Torcimientos (With Twists)
Los "Sanguchitos" (The Small Sandwiches)		 La Garrucha
  The Pulley
5. Los Giros Con Parada
(The Turns With Stop)		 A.
B.		 Los Ochos Entrando (The Entering Eights)
A La Izquierda (To The Left)		 El Remolino
 The Whirlpool
6. El Enrosque
(The Coil)		 A.
B.		 El Recorte (The Cut Out)
Las Corriditas (The Little Runs)		 Las Entrelazadas
  The Intertwinings
7. La Barrida
(The Sweep)		 A.
B.
 		 La Contrabarrida (The Counter Sweep)
La Garra De Gatito
  (The Claw of the Little Cat)		 El Agarro
  The Grasp
8. El Rulo
(The Curl)		 A.
B.		 Con Saludo (With Greeting)
El Rulo Del La Mujer (The Woman's Curl)		 La Garabatada
  The Throwing
     Hook
9. El Tornillo
(The Screw)		 A.

B.		 Contraochos Con Quites
  (Counter Eights With Take-Aways)
Saltito Y Desplazamiento
  (Little Jump and Displacements)		 La Palizada
  The Fence
10. El Planeo
(The Gliding)		 A.

B.		 Con Sacadas Y Arrastre
  (With Removals and Drag)
Medio Planeo Con Quebradas Por Detras
  (Half Gliding With Breaks From Behind)		 Los Remojos
  The Dips