TANGOS
music: 4/4 (counting &1 2 3 4, emphasis on 1), 110 beats/minute, 16 bar choruses,
scripted by
Don Herbison-Evans
don@it.uts.edu.au
(updated 15 January 2008)
using various abbreviations for holds and directions.
More detailed scripts are available from
BLACK KNIGHT
start: CH, man facing LOD.
2 walks, open reverse (end PP), chair,
close back, X line, back twinkle (outside foot),
closed promenade, lock, point,
link, open promenade, fallaway,
closed promenade, 4 step,
fallaway (end CP), tipple, whisk,
closed promenade.
MAYFIELD
start: CH, man facing LOD.
2 walks, fallaway, check, link (end: facing W),
L X line, promenade tap, zigzag, whisk, wing, hairpin,
forward twinkle, back twinkle, side, close.
MERRICK'S
start: CH, man facing LOD.
2 walks, progressive sidestep, rock turn,
back lock, back link, argentine tap,
step, back whisk, wing,
contracheck, 2-5 five step,
step, close & swivel, step, swivel, close,
contracheck, back link,
2 walks, chase, lady's swivels, closed promenade.
MIDNIGHT
start: CH, man facing LOD.
side L, close R, forward L, side R, close L,
link, promenade chasse, closed promenade,
underarm turn R to L, underarm turn L to R (end: PP, facing LOD),
X line, inward turn (end CPP, facing ALOD), X line,
inward turn (end: SH, facing LOD),
forward L, check forward R, back L,
chasse R (end : CSH), check forward L, back R,
2 walks (lady 3 step turn breakaway),
back L, close R, forward L, forward R (lady walks forward, end: CH).
SPANISH
start: SH, facing LOD.
2 walks, turn half R (end: facing ALOD),
forward twinkle, back twinkle,
2 walks, turn half R (end: facing LOD),
forward twinkle, back twinkle,
forward, side, back check, forward, side, back check,
walk, kick R, back, side, step, kick L,
2 walks, back check (lady turns out), walk (end: CH),
side L, tap R, side R, tap L, chasse,
tap R, side R, tap L, side L, tap R, chasse to R,
2 three steps.
TAUREAN
start: CH, man facing LOD.
2 walks, progressive side step, link,
closed promenade, fallaway, syncopated lock, fallaway,
four step, contracheck (end PP, facing LOD),
twist turn, chase, chasse, link,
chase, chasse, step, close WOW.
TIFFANY
start: CH, man facing LOD.
2 walks, open reverse (end: CH, man facing W),
contracheck, link, chasse, back whisk,
spot turn, point, underarm turn L to R (end CH, man facing ALOD),
X line, man swivels,half reverse turn, back check (L), 2 walks,
back twinkle, link, spot turn, lock,
spot turn, twinkle, chasse to R,
underarm turn L to R (end CH).