[Tango-L] Percentage of foreigners in milongas

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Would it be fair to say that the level of dancing of the foreigners in he BsAs milongas is higher than in the milongas of their country of origin? I mean to say that perhaps a lot of folks who go to BsAs for tango might be the more dedicated and skilled of tango dancers from the general tango population... Anyway, It might still be fun to go to BsAs to dance tango. I haven't been back in many years and would not know what to expect. Maybe the whole thing is a worthless exercise in futility and the expats should all return to the good old USA and join the amoeba style of dancing ;-)

Manuel

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> From: Jantango at feedback.net.ar
> To: Tango-L at MIT.EDU
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:07:29 -0300
> Subject: [Tango-L] Percentage of foreigners in milongas
> 
> My estimate of foreigners at Nino Bien last Thursday was 95%.  I didn't go
> around the room and count the portenos.  I merely observed the dancing and
> didn't see very many locals.  I have lived here almost nine years and know
> the portenos from the foreigners.
> 
> I remember when the portenos outnumbered the foreigners in Nino Bien.  The
> fact is that portenos cannot afford several nights a week at the milongas as
> they did only five years ago.
> 
> If foreigners are content to travel to Buenos Aires to dance with other
> foreigners, then the trip is worthwhile.  If not, they may want to
> reconsider.  That's the reality of the situation.  It's not going back to
> the way it was when portenos were the majority in the milongas.
> 
> 
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