[Tango-L] tourists in Buenos Aires

[TimmyTango@aol.com]

Keith
Although I may share your opinion of Janis Kenyon, I still have to say she is 
only trying to make people aware what it is like in a BsAs Milonga.
Like her, I also want to speak on the correct subjects at hand, but use the 
wrong words to convey my message. I failed my Dale Carnegie course.

What I think here, is or what she may mean is
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
When in Buenos Aires, learn the ways of the Argentines. Janis and I are both 
purists, and want to keep tango the way it was in the 40s and 50s.
When the tango was at it's greatest. Tradition is very important to many 
people and new things frighten them.

Think of a Buenos Aires Milonga as going to a friend's house for dinner.
This is their house, not yours. You want to respect your friend's home and 
the rules they have while you are there, and I'm sure you want to be invited 
back a second and third time. So Janis is only letting people know what the rules 
of being an Argentine at a milonga is like, but I'm sorry to say, in a way 
that insults many people. 

There are many other Americans now living in BsAs doing the same service that 
Janis is. Privately, I'll send any one the names of my favorites. Joanne and 
I have used Janis's service once a couple of years ago, and find others of 
better value.
One area Janis can improve is. She gives a lot of information over the 
Internet for FREE. But when you see her in person in BsAs, the same information now 
comes with a price.

Timmy in Cleveland
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