[Tango-L] Dancing for an audience (was:Human Consideration)

[ceverett@ceverett.com]

So, yeah.  I've learned to recognize ahead of time which women will hurt
my back when I dance close with them.  A small victory.  

Christopher

On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:35:03 -0400, "WHITE 95 R" <white95r at hotmail.com>
said:
> 
> >From: Deby Novitz <dnovitz at lavidacondeby.com>
> 
> >As much as I like to think otherwise, I am visible in the milongas.
> >Here, everyone watches.  In the milongas and outside.  Tonight I had
> >dinner with a man who has nothing to do with tango.  We were talking
> >about life here in Buenos Aires.  He made the comment to me that
> >"Porteños are always looking, always watching."  This is so very true.
> >You never know what people are saying or thinking about you, and
> >sometimes this is a good thing.  So in the milongas how you act is
> >almost like broadcasting on NPR.  I know people watch me.......
> 
> I agree with you on this. People do watch and see how one dances, who one 
> dances with. etc. The interesting thing is that many people here in the 
> states emphasize the "dance for yourself and not for the audience", which
> of 
> course is true. However, it's good to remember that people watch and make 
> judgments about other's skill and dance ability. No matter what, it seems 
> that you are always dancing for the "audience"............
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Manuel
> 
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