[Tango-L] To get stuck is not a pose

[WHITE 95 R]

My first reaction at the thought of "private milongas" is very negative. It 
seems elitist, arrogant and exclusionary. If there is one way to make sure a 
tango community falters, it might be the idea of
"private milongas".

My reasoning is that in any community, such thing as a "private milonga" 
cannot be kept secret very long (if at all). No matter the reason, it will 
make those who are not invited feel terrible. It's bad enough that tango 
engenders little cliques and groups already. Even in open milongas, some 
people can act quite snobbishly. To take this to such a refined level seems 
to be a guarantee to piss-off all the excluded people.

It might be much more effective, fair and polite to not go to milongas that 
one does not enjoy. This way one can exclude only one's self and so not 
needlessly insult others.

Cheers,

Manuel


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>From: "Tango Society of Central Illinois" <tango.society at gmail.com>
>To: tango-l at mit.edu
>Subject: Re: [Tango-L] To get stuck is not a pose
>Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 08:37:41 -0500
>
>On 5/6/07, burak ozkosem <buraktango at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Milongas are social venues not private clubs that memberships required,
> > btw we have it here in chicago member only milonga, there is one in
> > Madison,Wi banning dancers from attending the milonga.
>
>Maybe people have a private milonga because they want to get away from
>reckless navigators - the ones who change lanes, pass, cut into lanes,
>or basically don't recognize the ronda. I understand there are some
>private milongas in Buenos Aires in part because porten~os want to get
>away from the invasion of tourists (who can't navigate).
>
>After we train dancers to not stop in the middle of a moving line of
>dance for 5 seconds, we can work on those who travel 2 times around
>the dance floor the size of a basketball court in a single tango.
>
>Oh, yes, maybe that's why people have private milongas!
>
>Ron
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