The sole difference between the "Dip" and "Aeroplane" consists in the six running steps which make up the first two measures. Of these running steps, which are executed sidewise and with alternate crossings, before and behind, only the fourth, at the beginning of the second measure requires special description. Upon this step, the supporting knee is noticeably bended to coincide with the accent of the music.
The rest of the dance is identical with the "Dip". (See page [25].)
THE TANGO
The Tango is a Spanish American dance which contains much of the peculiar charm of the other Spanish dances, and its execution depends largely upon the ability of the dancers so to grasp the rhythm of the music as to interpret it by their movements. The steps are all simple, and the dancers are permitted to vary or improvise the figures at will.
Of these figures the two which follow are most common, and lend themselves most readily to verbal description.
The partners face one another as in Waltz Position. The gentleman takes the lady's right hand in his left, and, stretching the arms to the full extent, holding them at the shoulder height, he places her right hand upon his left shoulder, and holds it there, as in the illustration opposite page [30].