Riita's tango

Country:
Type: line dance
Formation: any number of dancers in a line
Steps: grape vine, side steps, walk
Music: [any tango]

Bars	Part	Dance progression:
1-2	(a)	Beginning with L foot, all dance 2 walking steps forward (1), and 2 sidesteps to L (2).
3-4		Beginning with R foot, all dance 2 walking steps backward (3), and 2 sidesteps to R (4).
1-4		Repeat (a), finishing with a touch on R foot.
5-6	(b)	All step with R foot to the R side (5), point L crossed in front of R (6:1), step L behind R (6:2), and step R to the side (6:3), and step L crossed in front of R (6:4).
7-8		Step to the L on R foot, crossing in front of L foot (7:1), close L to R (7:2), and cross R in front of L (7:3). Moving backwards, step L behind R (8:1), close R to L (8:2), step L behind R (8:3).
5-8		Repeat (b), turning 1/4 turn CCW on (8:3).
		Repeat from (a) as desired.

Provenance: possibly a version of Jo 'n' Jo tango - a line dance was choreographed by Jo Thompson Szymanski and her mother, Rita Jo Thompson in 2008. See videos from/with Michael & Michele, Jo Thompson Szymanski [instructional] and [demo], Pojo Folkdansare, 2023.

Source: learned from Scandinavian Dancers of Vancouver, 2015-10.
Description: Laine Ruus, Vancouver, 2015-10, rev. 2023-06-21.