[Tango-L] The single best milonga environment in the US!

[RonTango]

It sounds like an enchanting environment. However, the questions I ask when I 
travel and look for places to dance tango are:

(1) What kind of music is played?

If the music is not suitable for dancing tango (Piazzolla, most Pugliese after 
1960, modern tango orchestras that lose the rhythm in playing classic tangos, 
neotango, alternative non-tango music, etc.), then the dance experience is 
compromised.

(2) How do the people dance?

If the floor is full of flying limbs and bodies moving rapidly in unpredictable 
directions, there is no peace in dancing tango.


There are some milongas in Buenos Aires with hard tile floors, ragged 
tablecloths, peeling paint, and dirty bathrooms, yet the music and dance can be 
mesmerizing. 

Ron
  


----- Original Message ----
> From: Tanguero <tanguero at tanguero.com>
> To: tango-l at mit.edu
> Sent: Sun, July 18, 2010 1:46:39 PM
> Subject: [Tango-L] The single best milonga environment in the US!
> 
> Dear Everyone: 
> 
> I have danced (taught and performed) throughout the US  for somewhere around
> 20 years and therefore I truly do have a basis for  comparison regarding
> venues. I have danced pretty much every night of my life  (including after
> performing). 
> 
> Tuesday night (7/6) I stopped in to a  new milonga in Manhattan: The Parlor
> at Professor Thom's Bar and Restaurant,  219 2nd Avenue between 13th and 14th
> Streets. What could be more "tango" then  the adventure of moving past a
> black curtain and ascending a hidden staircase  in a Victorian-style,
> brownstone and discovering, upstairs, the most  positively wonderful space
> with old fashioned (electrified) gas lights,  centrally located full bar, an
> outdoor terrace, a conjoined conversational  and/or practica area and
> throughout, THE best dance floor. Each week there  are different guest DJs -
> - and NYC offers up so many that are truly  fantastic. 
> 
> I have not been a promoter for many years. I simply had to  share this
> discovery - - in my own self-interest so I can look forward for  years to
> come to dancing in this really special milonga. It reminds me of  what it
> felt like 20 years ago when I was amongst the very few  non-Argentines
> ferreting out the "secret" milongas frequented by the  Argentines, the ones
> that were in unexpected places and transported all of us  to by-gone times. 
> 
> All best,
> 
> Loreen 
> 
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