[Tango-L] Level of dancing in Buenos Aires milongas

[Tom Stermitz]

On the other hand...

The growth of tango in BA means that a lot more "normal" people are  
doing tango, not just drug dealers, lounge-lizards, show-dancers. The  
secretaries get off work at 5:00 and bring their dance shoes, then go  
home at 10:00. You have clubs like Canning filled with regular social  
dancers. The few foreigners in attendance are often as good or better  
than many of the locals. A lot of them fit in pretty well, because  
they are decent social dancers.

10 years ago the BA milongas could be difficult for a new guy. The  
old guys with their dagger eyebrows, glaring at anyone who disturbed  
the dance floor. There is a lot more tolerance now.


I've also noticed that the missing age-group is people in their 30s &  
40s. I guess they have families and jobs and travel.




On Jul 7, 2006, at 8:44 AM, Caroline Polack wrote:

> Hi Janis,
>
> I am curious as to why level of dancing is declining in Buenos  
> Aires - I thought more people than ever are taking tango lessons  
> and travelling to Argentine to improve their craft. Also, I would  
> hear of the extinction of the older milongueros, why hasn't the  
> second generation or younger men stepped up to take their place?
>
> Caroline