Someone wrote: > > Nuevo and tango de salon events should be kept separate. > ...
And someone else wrote: > > It's just not ever going > to happen. You might think its "not ever going to happen", but in fact it happens a lot, and pretty successfully. Particular milongas get a reputation for having plenty of space for big dancing, or for having a good flow of close couples dancing together. Sometimes for having each, at different times of the night. This can be affected by the milonga organiser's choice of venue, and of course the music. Yes, someone will always be unhappy. Its up to each organiser to decide what kind of event to run -- ie who to make happy, and who to worry less about. Alternative milongas don't worry much about people who really don't like to dance tango to alternative music; traditional milongas don't worry much about people who need lots of space or don't want to dance to traditional tango all night; some target people who are happy with a bit of everything, and leave those who only like one or the other unhappy. Both separation and integration provide choices. If you enjoy going to events where both big and small tango co-exist on the floor, then go to them, but don't be distressed if people who only like one or the other don't come. But if you prefer one or the other, then choose events that do that, and don't be distressed if people who want both don't come. As a dancer and as an organiser, I choose separation because that's what I enjoy and value. Clearly, mileage varies. GB _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
