[Tango-L] retaining men in urbana

[Chris, UK]

Ron wrote:

> Now we mix more experienced men and women in our beginner classes. Our
> rentention rate for women has improved substantially ... The women
> love dancing with the experienced men. The experienced men
> are attracting more women to higher level classes and milongas.

We see the same benefits around here.

Though segregated beginners classes still predominate. Most instructors 
are not comfortable having people who can dance in their beginners' class, 
finding beginners get confused by the contradictions of what's learned by 
demonstration/instruction v. what's learned by dancing. Or, as one 
instructor explained to me, it "undermines the teacher's authority".

Of Ron's:

>> The ballroom dance studio in town tends to have extra women in their
>> Argentine Tango classes, taught in an open frame.

Joe (tango instructor, Regent Ballroom) wrote:

> I guess if a dance teacher doesn't pigeon-hole himself with a label,  
> other people will do it for him

You've lost me there, Joe. Where in your quote does Ron label you or any 
other dance teacher?

--
Chris