Re: [Tango-L] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2012-01-03 Thread Alexis Cousein
On 03/01/2012 23:42, Susan Lawrence via LinkedIn wrote: > LinkedIn > > > > > > Susan Lawrence requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: > All of us? My, my, that's going to be quite a network... ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L

[Tango-L] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2012-01-03 Thread Susan Lawrence via LinkedIn
LinkedIn Susan Lawrence requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: -- Van, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Susan Accept invitation from Susan Lawrence http://www.linkedin.com/e/r8jnns-gwzi6ycb-

[Tango-L] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-07-26 Thread Lydia Henson via LinkedIn
LinkedIn Lydia Henson requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: -- Van, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Lydia Accept invitation from Lydia Henson http://www.linkedin.com/e/al17t4-gqlfxz4m-25/uD

[Tango-L] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2011-07-26 Thread Lydia Henson via LinkedIn
LinkedIn Lydia Henson requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: -- Van, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Lydia Accept invitation from Lydia Henson http://www.linkedin.com/e/al17t4-gqldi0ri-1t/uD

Re: [Tango-L] invitation

2011-02-02 Thread Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
--- On Wed, 2/2/11, sherp...@aol.com wrote: what i said initially ,which was never met with a rejoinder(an answer to a reply) was this:  "the man creates a space that invites the woman to move into, not pushing or shoving, but inviting"  as gavito said," the lead moves the woman away from the

[Tango-L] invitation

2011-02-02 Thread sherpal1
i am a teacher of tangoi teach men to lead , i do not teach on the dance floor I charge for lessons...I have danced and studied tango since 1998 and I know what is necessary for a woman to follow from a man who is trying to lead. the assumptions that have been made about me, my skills

Re: [Tango-L] invitation to dance

2011-02-02 Thread Alexis Cousein
On 02/02/2011 20:13, sherp...@aol.com wrote: > thank you mr. huck for continuing to ignore me...why is a simple statement > of my feelings about men ignoring women's tango advice so over the top... Because it lumps al men together and is overgeneralising, as I also said. > it further illuminates

[Tango-L] invitation to dance

2011-02-02 Thread sherpal1
thank you mr. huck for continuing to ignore me...why is a simple statement of my feelings about men ignoring women's tango advice so over the top...it further illuminates the inabilties of some male posters to take women's answers, suggestions and comments about tango and the list seriously.

Re: [Tango-L] invitation to dance

2011-02-02 Thread Huck Kennedy
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 11:19 AM, barbara wrote: > On 01/02/2011 10:04 p.m., sherp...@aol.com wrote: >> >> i notice over and over again, that this list is mainly made of up men >> who communicate only with one another...when a woman responds, she is >> cut off or ignored... > > Gee I thought it was

[Tango-L] invitation to dance

2011-02-02 Thread Patricia Katz
Well said! Always the Same, same, same. Patricia http://www.torontoargentinetango.blogspot.com -Original Message- From: tango-l-boun...@mit.edu [mailto:tango-l-boun...@mit.edu] On Behalf Of barbara Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 1:19 PM To: tango-l@mit.edu Subject: Re: [Tango-L

Re: [Tango-L] invitation to dance

2011-02-02 Thread barbara
Gee I thought it was only me! On 01/02/2011 10:04 p.m., sherp...@aol.com wrote: > i notice over and over again, that this list is mainly made of up men > who communicate only with one another...when a woman responds, she is > cut off or ignored...if this is how you dialogue, it must be an > indica

Re: [Tango-L] invitation to dance

2011-02-02 Thread Alexis Cousein
On 02/02/2011 05:04, sherp...@aol.com wrote: > i notice over and over again, that this list is mainly made of up men > who communicate only with one another...when a woman responds, she is > cut off or ignored... I read you post to the end, just to be sure you don't accuse me of cutting you off, b

Re: [Tango-L] invitation to dance

2011-02-01 Thread Vince Bagusauskas
>when a woman responds, she is >cut off or ignored...if this is how you dialogue, it must be an >indicator of how you dance( with all the hand wringing and >complaining) totally self-focused men, ignoring the woman's point of >view A little slack directed our way is necessary. I do think

[Tango-L] invitation to dance

2011-02-01 Thread sherpal1
i notice over and over again, that this list is mainly made of up men who communicate only with one another...when a woman responds, she is cut off or ignored...if this is how you dialogue, it must be an indicator of how you dance( with all the hand wringing and complaining) totally self-focus

Re: [Tango-L] Invitation and refusal

2009-06-10 Thread Gary
John said: > > It's not a question of blacklisting, but of taking no for an answer. > If a woman didn't want to dance with me 10 minutes ago, or last week, > or in November 1962, I assume she doesn't want to dance with me now. I suppose I have less absolute settings. There are some women where

Re: [Tango-L] Invitation & refusal

2009-06-10 Thread Kathryn Johns
> Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 7:40 PM > Subject: [Tango-L] Invitation & refusal > > > Hey! We're living in the 20th century. > ___ > Tango-L mailing list > Tango-L@mit.edu > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l &g

Re: [Tango-L] Invitation & refusal

2009-06-10 Thread Peter Turowski
> I am living in the 21th century! > Hey! We're living in the 20th century. betwixt and between... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1KEFgD6Dtg Refused Peter -- Peter Turowski tangope...@gmx.de www.tangopeter.de ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.ed

Re: [Tango-L] Invitation & refusal

2009-06-10 Thread Meister Richard K�hnlein (Der schnelle Shop)
I am living in the 21th century! - Original Message - From: "Melina Sedo & Detlef Engel" To: "TANGO-L digest system automatic" Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 7:40 PM Subject: [Tango-L] Invitation & refusal Hey! We&#

Re: [Tango-L] Invitation and refusal

2009-06-10 Thread johnofbris...@tiscali.co.uk
> But that was not what I was talking about. There were people here saying that if a woman says no (for any reason, in any way), then they blacklist her. It's not a question of blacklisting, but of taking no for an answer. If a woman didn't want to dance with me 10 minutes ago, or last week,

Re: [Tango-L] Invitation and refusal

2009-06-09 Thread Gary
On 09/06/2009, at 3:23 AM, Nussbaum, Martin wrote: > If a woman turns > down the invite, whether verbal or cabaceo, in a definitvely cold > manner, such as slowly shaking her head no, why would you ever want to > ask that woman again ? Let her dance with Gary Barn. But that was not what I was ta

Re: [Tango-L] Invitation and Refusal

2009-06-09 Thread Jack Dylan
> From: Mario sopel...@yahoo.com >  In other words..please, have > patience and wait, ladies. > Just one or two questions, Mario. Firstly, has any woman at a milonga, ever asked you to dance? If yes, how did you reply? Jack ___ Tango-L

Re: [Tango-L] Invitation & refusal and dancing to anything.

2009-06-09 Thread C21DARI
In a message dated 6/9/2009 9:12:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ro...@websa.com.au writes: Has anyone else noticed that some people seem to dance to everything In reference to that sentence on your post, I have seen dancers dancing even to the National Anthon music (very common expressio

Re: [Tango-L] Invitation & refusal and dancing to anything.

2009-06-09 Thread Jack Dylan
> From: roger > Some people will dance to > every tanda., indiscriminately. > > Perhaps they just love to dance and/or enjoy a wider taste in tango music than you do. Jack ___ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/ma

[Tango-L] Invitation and Refusal

2009-06-09 Thread Mario
""In a setting where men are allowed to invite directly, why should women be not? Hey! We're living in the 20th century. Why should women not be allowed to invite a man, rather than sit around all night, because they're not noticed or unknown or because nobody knows how to use the Cabeceo in

Re: [Tango-L] Invitation & refusal and dancing to anything.

2009-06-09 Thread roger
I have turned offers of dances down, because I don't feel anything for that set of songs/tunes and consequently will not do it justice. I will however promise to dance the next tanda that "turns me on". This leads me to ask a question:- Has anyone else noticed that some people seem to dance

Re: [Tango-L] Invitation & refusal

2009-06-09 Thread Pat Petronio
Long live the cabeceo! It protects everyone. The tradition developed for good reasons, as did the other milonga codes. The communication involved is uncomplicated body language. Difficult to teach? What's so hard about it? As long as you can make eye contact with another person, you can do it.

[Tango-L] Invitation and refusal

2009-06-08 Thread Nussbaum, Martin
I agree with Melina, she nailed this topic. Use the cabaceo, people, it works, everywhere, even in America. Its human nature. The only exception is where milonga organizers keep it so darn dark you have to use radar instead of cabaceo to find partners, which is unfortunately becoming more common

[Tango-L] Invitation & refusal

2009-06-07 Thread Melina Sedo & Detlef Engel
> Hi all. Dan asked: > > In the end, and dare I raise the question, "Should a woman ever > ask a > man to dance" at a milonga that is? If they're friends, dance > partners > etc. that's a different story. I don't think it generally fits in > with the > style, origins and etiquette