Re: [Tango-L] Following

2010-07-18 Thread WILL MORROW
Jack, Thanks for your thoughtful and informative responses. We, too, spend quite a bit of time in our classes working with various concepts of 'waiting' - how it is achieved, what its benefits are, how the follower actively usues it to enhance and add depth to the role of follow as well as how

Re: [Tango-L] Following

2010-07-18 Thread WILL MORROW
Shahrukh, Thanks for your thoughtfully articulated response to my post. To clarify, the general statement/concept that I take issue with is that the man (leader) has a much harder job in the dance than the woman (follower). My objection to that thought is not limited to tango. For example, in cert

[Tango-L] The single best milonga environment in the US!

2010-07-18 Thread Tanguero
Dear Everyone: I have danced (taught and performed) throughout the US for somewhere around 20 years and therefore I truly do have a basis for comparison regarding venues. I have danced pretty much every night of my life (including after performing). Tuesday night (7/6) I stopped in to a new mil

Re: [Tango-L] The single best milonga environment in the US!

2010-07-18 Thread RonTango
It sounds like an enchanting environment. However, the questions I ask when I travel and look for places to dance tango are: (1) What kind of music is played? If the music is not suitable for dancing tango (Piazzolla, most Pugliese after 1960, modern tango orchestras that lose the rhythm in pla