Re: [Tango-L] tango schizophrenia

2008-01-05 Thread Astrid
It is not advisable to try to dance like So-and-ao. Just dance all of them exactly the way Martin expriences the music. Eduardo Saucedo gives lessons on the differences on how to dance Pugliese and D'Arienzo. SDo, if you need advice, watch or find someting on youtube. - Original Message

Re: [Tango-L] Gender imbalance, tips for female followers

2008-01-05 Thread Andy Ungureanu
Am 04.01.2008 22:20 schrieb Igor Polk : > Martin: > "I disagree with Igor, who says that becoming a better dancer gives you > more dance partners. It is just the opposite. There are less partners > that you will be interested in dancing with." > Igor: > So, learn quality dancing, make tango f

Re: [Tango-L] Gender imbalance, tips for female followers

2008-01-05 Thread Astrid
on the other hand you can make much more of the not so great dance partners too, as you are able to figure out their attempts at leading and they can't throw you off balance so easily either. this from the eyes of a woman, for men it should be even easier. > Am 04.01.2008 22:20 schrieb Igor Pol

Re: [Tango-L] Gender imbalance, tips for female followers

2008-01-05 Thread Keith
I absolutely agree with Astrid. If a man can dance well, I honestly believe he can have an enjoyable dance with just about anyone. I don't spend my time looking only for women who are great dancers; I think men who do that just want to show off how good they are. I'll be honest - I dance with wo

Re: [Tango-L] tango schizophrenia

2008-01-05 Thread buffmilonguera
I think that with tango, as with life, it's about the journey - not the destination.I never think of being perfect - I constantly think about getting better. My father described golf as a game that takes minutes to learn and a lifetime to master - and that is very much how I think about

Re: [Tango-L] Rhythm breaks at 3 1/2 hour milongas

2008-01-05 Thread Carol Shepherd
Don't be makin so much fun of this. We had a salsa and swing night here in the Detroit area which ran for 3+ years and the DJs played an argentine tango set twice per evening. As the club owner remarked: "We love the tango music. That's when everyone hits the bar to re-order." (The night was

Re: [Tango-L] Rhythm breaks at 3 1/2 hour milongas

2008-01-05 Thread Chris, UK
> Some people who like the latin dances say the > side-effect is insignificant. I suggest that in deciding whether to play latin breaks, tango DJs should take their lead from latin DJs. E.g. In one tango evening I play as many salsa breaks as the typical salsa DJ hereabouts plays tango breaks

[Tango-L] Milonga 101: There's a woman waiting to dance the tanda with me, but she's not the one I invited

2008-01-05 Thread Janis Kenyon
This is a common situation for men in the milongas of Buenos Aires. They're seated on one side of the room, and the women are on the other side. A man invites a woman with a nod or tilt of his head, and she accepts. There are other women looking in his direction at the same time. As he's walkin

[Tango-L] Tango is for intellectuals, not for "single" ones looking at a pretty picture

2008-01-05 Thread Igor Polk
Randy wrote: "You might want to consider running your ad with wording like this- 'Single Men: Would you like to meet attractive single women? Come to our Argentine Tango classes' -in a very male dominated magazine, ... maybe put it in a car magazine .. or on bulletin boards at motorcycle/powerboat

Re: [Tango-L] Tango is for intellectuals, not for "single" ones looking at a pretty picture

2008-01-05 Thread rockies
Igor said: > > Regarding sex, car, motorcycle.. Have you ever hear about the world > "Culture" ? Motorcyclists can be cultured people also. Nowadays doctors, lawyers and many others who appreciate the arts are also motorcyclists. > > A cultural man is attracted to arts, politics, philosophy. >

Re: [Tango-L] Gender Imbalance/Advertising for men

2008-01-05 Thread Astrid
However, the overall allure of meeting available women WILL outweigh for most men the stereotypical view of the activity. Sex sells, as Eron said, and, therefore, so does the opportunity to meet available women. The retention rate in the community of these men may be low, but even if it's 10%

Re: [Tango-L] Gender Imbalance/Advertising for men

2008-01-05 Thread Roger
Astrid wrote: > > On the other hand, Randy, for those few men who show up, attracted to ttango > for all the wrong reasons, a few of the women might stop coming. Have you > thought about that? > I must say I am in agreement with Astrid on this - I can't see anything very positive in trawli