Speaking only from my personal experience, This happens because most American (and perhaps European and Asian as well) women don't expect the man to walk them back, and act a bit uncertain about the fellows who do try to escort them back to their seats.
As a result, most men are quickly conditioned to drop their partner right in the middle of the floor. Christopher On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:56:36 -0300, "Janis Kenyon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > It's surprising how many men in the milongas turn around and walk the > other > way when a tanda ends, leaving women on the floor. They either haven't > observed proper ballroom dance etiquette or are too lazy to accompany the > woman to the edge of the floor. Unfortunately, this isn't usually > discussed > in classes; many teachers don't practice this themselves. > > Men need to be reminded. I was amazed when I saw a friend of mine, who > has > years of experience in the milongas, constantly leave women in the middle > of > the floor at the end of a tanda. He seemed to be opting out for the > shortest distance to his table, rather than escorting a woman back to > where > he met her on the floor. Often he was seated before the woman reached > her > table. Last night the woman seated next to me returned alone practically > every tanda. That says something about her choice of partners. > > There are gentlemen in Buenos Aires. It is common practice by > milongueros > to hold the woman's upper arm or place their hand on her back while > escorting her to the edge of the floor. There is no handholding or hand > on > her shoulder by the man unless he is seated with his partner. > > As any milonguero will tell you, it isn't necessary to say "thank-you" > because you made a mutual agreement to dance together. If you danced to > the > end of the tanda, mutual enjoyment is understood. Nothing needs to be > said. > > Janis > www.ToTango.net/milongueros.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tango-L mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
