[Tango-L] Where can I find more Milonga at milongas?

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Hi Steve,

That's funny, I've noticed that most of the time when I get requests for 
milongas, the person who asks is usually a beginner who can't really dance a 
milonga.... The reason more "milongas" are not played in the milongas is 
because people prefer tango and vals. Not necessarily because they are not 
skilled enough to dance milongas, just that they rather dance tango....

Manuel


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>From: Stephen.P.Brown at dal.frb.org
>To: Tango-L at mit.edu
>Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Where can I find more Milonga at milongas?
>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:59:08 -0500
>
>As a DJ, I am sensitive to the number of people who choose to dance to
>each tanda.  In many communities where I have DJed, I find myself playing
>fewer milongas (and candombes) at most of the milongas than I myself would
>like to dance to.  I find that I am able to play more milongas at tango
>festivals than in most communities--maybe because the general level of
>dancing is higher among those who have the committment necessary to attend
>a festival.
>
>That makes me wonder if the lack of dancers on the floor when milongas are
>being played may have something to do with a general lack of milonga or
>rhythm skills in the communities where there isn't much milonga dancing.
>Strange as it may seem, milonga classes aren't very frequently/widely
>taught.  And in many milonga classes, the instructors seem to emphasize
>complex movements over rhythm.
>
>In my own community, the number of people dancing milonga increased
>dramatically after a number of us taught very basic milonga classes, and
>that allowed me to play more milongas at our milongas.
>
>With best regards,
>Steve
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