How to Do the Hook aka the Gancho | Argentine Tango

A: Hi. Now, we’re going to teach you the gancho. We’re going to do it from a forward ocho and from a back ocho. A gancho, similar to a bolero [sp], you’re going to take it from a rock step or from a stop. You’re going to brush the floor and try to kick your butt. Just brush the floor and try to brush from your hips. Just like a walk, but it’s just going to lift up, and you’re going to see why now. B: A common mistake that most followers at the beginning do is, when they come around into the gancho, they leave it here. You want to put it all the way back. OK, let’s try it with the basic. Let’s take it from a back ocho. From the back ocho, you’re going to over-rotate the back ocho. No longer are you going to lead it here, but you’re going to lead it closer to you. Place the foot around her foot into a gancho. A: And, I brush back. I feel the lead just like a back step. Since his leg is in the way, that is what’s creating my leg to lift in the