[Tango-L] 1800+ posts on nuevo since 2003 on Tango-L

2009-10-20 Thread Vince Bagušauskas
It will never end!!! A few hours more trawling on Tango L has brought this classic: “It would be helpful to tango event promoters outside Argentina to be clear in advertising if their events are designed primarily to support one dance or the other.” http://pythia.uoregon.edu/~llynch/T

Re: [Tango-L] No place left to dance

2009-10-20 Thread HBBOOGIE1
Tom We have attended all of the San Diego Festivals and look forward to Dec 31st. 2009. We enjoy the music and the way you organize the floor and of course the opportunity to dance with strangers from all over the country. This year we are putting our trust in you as the organizer to provide

Re: [Tango-L] No place left to dance

2009-10-20 Thread Sandhill Crane
By the way, Tom, thanks for organizing the festivals, I know it is a lot of work and I appreciate it a lot. --- On Tue, 10/20/09, Tom Stermitz wrote: > For Larry: Navigation is never as good as we would like; > It's not really as bad as we fear; there are often a few loose > cannons; tolerance h

Re: [Tango-L] No place left to dance

2009-10-20 Thread Sergey Kazachenko
> If I steer away from some guy doing his 96 varieties of ganchos It's 98 according to Naveira ( http://www.danceoftheheart.com/naveirainterview.htm ). However, it's entirely possible that he only teaches 96. It could be that the other two are Dim Mak ganchos and can be done only once... Sergey M

[Tango-L] No place left to dance

2009-10-20 Thread michael
I felt very dejected last year at a small festival that had been my favorite, (I still appreciate all the extraordinary effort that the organizer puts into it) My problem: I had to spend too much time and effort just keeping my followers safe from some errant leaders apparently seeking attention

[Tango-L] Denver Festival Milonga Floor Metrics Contribute to Lane Formation

2009-10-20 Thread Brian Dunn
Tom wrote: "As the organizer for the Denver & San Diego festivals, I can reassure you that the concept of festivals for social dancing remains: "By Dancers; for Dancers". The milongas are arranged for social dancing: good djs, rectangular dance floor with tables and chairs around the perip

Re: [Tango-L] Denver Festival Milonga Floor Metrics Contribute to Lane Formation

2009-10-20 Thread Jack Dylan
> From: Brian Dunn brianpd...@earthlink.net > the square components of these > floors look like they measure three or four feet on a side, and they are > edged with thin metal edges fit flush with the finished floor.  As I > navigate them, it's kind of comporting to know that these floor component