Re: [Tango-L] BsAs: Young/Old, Milongas/Practicas - Part II

2009-12-17 Thread Huck Kennedy
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 6:17 AM, Alexis Cousein wrote: > > Biggest no-no of them all: stopping (while you're in the ronda), disconnecting > from your follower, and lecturing (while half a dance floor is jammed behind. Oh deer lowered, that still actually happens in this day and age? Serious

Re: [Tango-L] BsAs: Young/Old, Milongas/Practicas - Part II

2009-12-17 Thread Brian Dunn
Trini, you wrote: >>> ...at our weekly milongas I discourage any teaching, even in the non-pista at our venue because I don't want beginners to think that teaching is okay at a milonga. <<< True here, too...the practica is still a practica, but I note that there is a tendency for people to "preten

Re: [Tango-L] SA- Nuevo Theory vs Practice: Creating a Social

2009-12-17 Thread Tony Rathburn
Jack wrote: > > Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't Buenos Aires already solved > > this problem by allowing for the separation of traditional dancers > > and nuevo dancers? Actually, in Buenos Aires... currently... no... they haven't. Many milongas are attended by a group that dances a parti

[Tango-L] D.J.ing for the 'cause'

2009-12-17 Thread Mario
I live in San Miguel de Allende Mex. This town is desperately in need of a D.J. and a Friday nite Milonga. I wouldn't want the job but no one else is about to do it. I have a laptop with my favorite dozen songs on it duh NOW WHAT? Is there a D.J. Specific site that will help me? Can I get a

Re: [Tango-L] Berlin for NYE

2009-12-17 Thread Andreas Jeck
I¹ve been to the first place once. It was a regular milonga in the summer. The place is plushy and funny. The people were nice, friendly atmo. The dancing in parts was more funny than serious, too ­ as was the music. Good place to party, not so good place for traditionalists used to, let¹s say Casa

Re: [Tango-L] BsAs: Young/Old, Milongas/Practicas - Part II

2009-12-17 Thread Alexis Cousein
Trini y Sean (PATangoS) wrote: > Though, at our weekly milongas I discourage any teaching, Biggest no-no of them all: stopping (while you're in the ronda), disconnecting from your follower, and lecturing (while half a dance floor is jammed behind. To top it off, these leaders are usually wrong w

Re: [Tango-L] BsAs: Young/Old, Milongas/Practicas - Part II

2009-12-17 Thread Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
--- On Thu, 12/17/09, Brian Dunn wrote: > I'd be interested in comparing notes with others who have > observed the same, or different, circumstances in Buenos Aires, or who seek > to resolve the kinds of conflicts Ron and Jack refer to at USA tango > events of various sizes. Nice posts, Brian.

Re: [Tango-L] Berlin for NYE

2009-12-17 Thread Andreas Jeck
Maybe you want to have look here http://www.tangokultur.info/termine_berlin_s.htm#sil and here http://www.tangokultur.info/termine_berlin_s.htm#silve Regards, Andreas ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/ta