[Tango-L] Switching roles

[Lois Donnay]

Although the milongas in BsAs are called "gay milongas", the majority of 
people who go there are not gay. They are mostly young, they are all kinds 
of people, foreigners and porteno's, and women are just as likely to lead 
men as men lead men or women lead women.

I saw a lovely performance once at Club Espanol by an older couple. 
Somewhere in the middle, almost imperceptibly, they changed roles. A little 
later they changed back again. It was beautiful, and the crowd loved it.

Loisa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith" <keith at tangohk.com>
To: "Tango-L" <>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Switching roles


> Really? And which milongas in BsAs accept switching roles? I can only 
> recall
> La Marshall - and that's because it's a gay milonga.
>
> Keith, HK
>
> On Tue Sep 11 23:42 , "Lois Donnay"  sent:
>
>>After my Following for Leaders class last night, the men sat around 
>>talking.
>>One question came up. We know there are milongas in Buenos Aires where
>>switching roles is acceptable. Are there any other communities in the 
>>world
>>where men are free to dance with men, women with women, etc? Are the
>>milongas billed specially or is this acceptable in regular milongas?
>>
>>We also lamented the lack of male teachers who can follow, and the number 
>>of
>>men who teach on the floor. Ladies, when you pick teachers or listen to 
>>your
>>leaders, do you take into consideration whether they can follow?
>>
>>Loisa Donnay (adding the "a" in preparation for BsAs)
>>Minneapolis, MN
>>
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>Tango-L mailing list
>>Tango-L at mit.edu
>>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Tango-L mailing list
> Tango-L at mit.edu
> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
>