[Tango-L] Gender Imbalance in Tango

[Stephen.P.Brown@dal.frb.org]

I accept Astrid's and Bibi's views that culture has a powerful affect on 
the ratio of women to men dancing tango in Tokyo.

I find myseslf wondering, however, whether the cultural determination of 
ratio of women to men dancing tango in Tokyo is so strong that if the 
number of single men in Tokyo were to double while the number of single 
women was held constant, would tango venues in Tokyo still see the current 
ratio of approximately 3 women to 1 man.  Might the ratio not change 
toward 3:2?

Given that are sufficient similarities in overall culture between Denver 
and Chicago, I think that any differences in the gender balance between 
single men and women in the two cities could affect the gender balances of 
tango in the two cities.  Chicago has more single women than men.  Denver 
has more single men than women.

With best regards,
Steve