I have been requested to post my response by Nancy Ellen Saunders >> >> From: Saunders Ellen <ellen_l_saund...@me.com> >> Subject: Re: [Tango-L] the fear of close embrace >> To: "NANCY" <ningle_2...@yahoo.com> >> Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 5:47 PM >> >> Bravo Nancy! The Portland community I hope will recover the good manners, >> the smooth flow &, cabeceo, it once worked so hard to establish. The new >> athletic types really haven't a clew that us old folks don't want our >> smooth subtle delight to be interrupted by their disruptive performance. We >> are not impressed by the high flying feet. We have come to dance gently >> with our beloved partners not play dodge ball. If the young women need to >> say no they can just refuse to look at the men they don't want to embrace. >> It would be wonderful if we could feel the flow of the dance floor as if we >> were moving respectfully together as one group. In BA a milonga is a social >> event where everyone is politely seated to enjoy an evening with friends. It >> is not an athletic competition for show offs. >> Ellen Saunders >> On Sep 16, 2010, at 2:10 PM, NANCY wrote: >> >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ---- >> >> From: meaning of life <kushi_bu...@hotmail.com> >> > >> > >> >> have you ever considered that some people feel mauled and threatened >> >> (especially good looking females) by the pack of wolves that descend on >> >> them >> >> DEMANDING close embrace dances and belittling their hesitation to have >> >> their >> >> "personal boundries" invaided by "stinky old men"? and this destroys your >> >> >> >> retention, especially among younger females? >> > >> > >> > I guess this means I am not young enough or good-looking enough because >> > what I get from those younger nuevo females is a kick, an interception of >> > cabeceos meant for me or way-laying of my partner even as we are walking >> > onto the floor for a tanda. On more than one occasion, they even said >> > "What? You would rather dance with her than with me?" Nice. And I >> > don't care if that is the way you do it in NYC or Portland or LA. When >> > you are in my tango homes, you will please observe the codes of our >> > milongas or I might have to teach you a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T. The "stinky >> > old men" know how to treat ladies and they always are fresh and have on >> > clean, pressed clothes, with fresh haircuts and freshly shaved faces. >> > They are never sweaty or dirty or wearing outlandish costumes or HATS for >> > cripe's sake! And they don't have to watch their feet to dance - they >> > know where my feet and their feet are so they watch the other dancers >> > around them instead of the >> > floor. That's how they avoid crashing into other dancers. Please, keep >> > your good-looking young women away from my old men....if you are man >> > enough and a good enough dancer. >> > >> > Nancy >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Tango-L mailing list >> > Tango-L@mit.edu >> > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l >> >> >
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