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Trenner & Shulman
Daniel Trenner & Rebecca Shulman
Instructional Video Level II (level I discontinued & reviewed here) with Daniel & Rebecca (V102)
Daniel and Rebecca were among
the first partnerships (1991-96)
to introduce serious social tango skills
to dancers in North America. They were
famous for the clear and concise organization
of the material, easy to understand
translations of the basic movements and
techniques, and accessible exercises.
Almost 20 years later, these videos are
important and relevant markers of the styles in
which the last generation of "milongueros"
taught the first generation of revival
tango teachers. Here is the underlying form,
before any complications in the subsequent,
and ongoing, waves of modern innovation.
Level II (level I discontinued & reviewed here) with Daniel & Rebecca (V102)
One of the most popular tango
instructional videos ever sold, which
introduces the "nuts and bolts" of
the Argentine social dance. If you
are serious about learning tango,
whether brand new, or having
had an introductory experience
somewhere else, begin
directly with this video. It includes
exercises and steps for parallel and
crossed walking, displacements of
the feet in right and left turning
figures, the creation of adornments
for followers and leaders, step
building with variations, and the
art of improvisation.
Demonstration dances begin and
end the tape. (100 mins.)
Produced and edited by Daniel.
View an excerpt taken from Fundamentals Instructional Video Level II with Daniel & Rebecca (V102)
View a studio performance taken from Instructional Video Level II with Daniel & Rebecca (V102)
Instructional Video Levels II (level I discontinued & reviewed here) with Daniel & Rebecca (V102)
Instructional Video Level III with Daniel & Rebecca (V103)
This video picks up where Level II
leaves off. It includes more on
frame, navigation, and technique.
There are detailed breakdowns of
embellishments, boleos, ganchos,
llevadas, "leg wraps," and rulos.
Then Daniel and Rebecca engage
in a challenge game, creating
figures using the various elements
taught previously. There are
demonstration dances and footage
of Daniel and Rebecca performing
in Amsterdam, Holland in 1995.
(100 mins.) Produced and edited
by Daniel.
View an excerpt taken from Instructional Video Level III with Daniel & Rebecca (V103)
View a studio performance taken from Instructional Video Level III with Daniel & Rebecca (V103)
Instructional Video Level III with Daniel & Rebecca (V103)
Milonguero Style Tango in the Close Embrace with Daniel & Rebecca (V104)
This video explores the salon tango
as it is danced in a close embrace.
It covers changes in frame, in the
technique for the legs, and in the
step structure. It covers the basic
steps (salidas), ochos, right and
left turns, and back corridas. The
demo dances also include
additional footage from Daniel and
Rebecca's 1995 performance in
Amsterdam. (80 mins.) Produced
and edited by Daniel.
View an excerpt taken from Milonguero Style Tango in the Close Embrace with Daniel & Rebecca (V104)
View a studio performance taken from Milonguero Style Tango in the Close Embrace with Daniel & Rebecca (V104)
Milonguero Style Tango in the Close Embrace with Daniel & Rebecca (V104)
Milonga Traspie in Close Embrace with Daniel & Rebecca (V105)
Daniel shares the milonga as it is
danced in close embrace, using
traditional single time vocabulary
and the traspie, or double time
step, used by the milongueros. The
material covered includes basic
walking and turning steps in single
time and more complicated
variations in double time. The
resulting smooth and pleasant
amalgamation of steps allows you
to improvise socially in a fun,
musical way. Rebecca assists
throughout. Produced and edited
by Daniel. (60 mins.)
View an excerpt taken from Milonga Traspie in Close Embrace with Daniel & Rebecca (V105)
View a studio performance taken from Milonga Traspie in Close Embrace with Daniel & Rebecca (V105)
Milonga Traspie in Close Embrace with Daniel & Rebecca (V105)
Technique for Followers with Rebecca Shulman (V106)
In this two hour tour de
force Rebecca shares her
incredibly comprehensive
and articulate approach to
analyzing the mechanics
of the follower's part. She
covers the basics of walking,
ochos, and turns and adds
subtle fine points for serious
practice. There are
sections on posture, ganchos,
boleos, and embellishments.
Exercises are taught at the bar,
walking on one's own, and with a
partner. (Daniel assists for
partnering demonstrations.) This
video is an important resource for
both leaders and followers who
wish to deepen their understanding
of tango. Produced and edited by
Daniel. (110 mins.)
View an excerpt taken from Technique for Followers with Rebecca Shulman (V106)
View a studio performance taken from Technique for Followers with Rebecca Shulman (V106)
Technique for Followers with Rebecca Shulman (V106)
Exchange of Lead and Follow with Daniel and Rebecca (V107)
After years of experimenting with
this material, Rebecca and
Daniel introduced "The Exchange of
Lead and Follow" as a class at the
Montreal Festival '98. This video is a
review of those classes and an
introduction to the theme. Either
as a method for improving your
knowledge of the tango, or as the
beginning of a new way of social
dancing, the material is both
challenging and fun. Material
covered includes energies of lead
and follow, arm positions,
phrasing, and stealing and giving
up the lead, in walking, ochos,
turning vocabularies.
Produced and edited by
Daniel. (70 mins.)
View an excerpt taken from Exchange of Lead and Follow with Daniel and Rebecca (V107)
View a studio performance taken from Exchange of Lead and Follow with Daniel and Rebecca (V107)
Exchange of Lead and Follow with Daniel and Rebecca (V107)
