> As it happens, it is only milongueros who have arranged for the next
> tanda with me while dancing with another. They do it by raising their
> eyebrows or winking or moving their index finger in a "next one"
> gesture as they pass by my table.
and
> They certainly do not stop at the table and negotiate a tanda unless
> both the man and his partner are very old friends and he would still
> wait to see what music will be played before he commits to a dance.
Just a quick question, Nancy--since a milonguero is willing
to commit to the next tanda while still dancing, how can it be said
that he would never commit to a dance without
hearing what music will
be played first? This would seem to be a contradiction.
Huck
Several possibilities Huck, and thanks for asking. 1) He might want to dance
with me no matter what music is coming up 2) He might mean ' I will get to you
as soon as I hear something agreeable/ I recover from this tanda/ I get a drink
of water/ I fulfill other promises to other ladies / Please don't leave before
we dance.3) or ****most likely: he knows what music is coming up next
because he knows it will be a vals tanda and he knows I adore tango vals.*** I
have been known to leave a milonga after only one perfect tanda of vals because
anything that might follow could be a let down.
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