[Tango-L] Weight of words

[buffmilonguera@aol.com]

I honestly have resisted being part of these particular threads - but I 
really do want anyone and everyone passing even reasonably near Buffalo 
to come dance with us.

I generally have about 30 folks at my regular monthly milonga - and 
we're not too "gender imbalanced" :).  When I have visiting 
instructors, I usually "sell" something like 50-55 sessions (includes 
repeaters who are taking more than 1 workshop), and I usually, not 
always, fill as many privates as we can schedule.  I've had almost 60 
people for two special "gala" milongas/dinner dances. I have even been 
able to get some tv coverage for some of our events and a feature in a 
local glossy magazine is being done.  I am also happy to say that, 
through our events, we have raised money to repair a public art 
installation named, appropriately enough, the Tango Dancers.

We have people aged early 20s to 80s - with varying degrees of 
experience and different backgrounds - salsa, ballroom, swing and, of 
course, our tango purists :).  I am actually proud of the fact that, 
with very, very little exception, everyone dances with everyone and I 
especially love the care that most of our leaders, and followers, take 
to make sure any "newbies" get a chance to dance - even if it's just a 
walk around the floor.  There is a young man who does a monthly 
Saturday night milonga, and he also gets a lot of folks - they tend to 
be the younger dancers, but not exclusively.  He is more traditional in 
his play-list, etc. which is great.  He does a lot of demonstrations in 
the community which helps bring folks in - esp. people from the local 
salsa crowd and the University.  As my monthly weeknight dance tends to 
serve as an "entry point' for folks who may not have much, if any, 
dance experience - I tend to play a little more alternative tango and I 
throw in some latin and swing - which a lot of folks like - I know 
there may be a lot of folks who would "disapprove," but almost everyone 
gets on the floor for these "breaks" - so I must be doing something 
right :).

If any one finds themselves anywhere near Buffalo - let me know, I'll 
try to find you places to dance, to stay and to make new friends.  :)

Barbra

Have you joined the Buffalo Argentine Tango Society Yahoo! group yet? 
It's easy, and the best way to make sure you know what we're doing and 
what's going on with the Argentine tango in and around Buffalo......go 
to www.yahoo.com > select Groups > search for Buffalo Argentine Tango 
Society > follow the directions to join BATS_tango.  Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Figart II <michaelfigart at yahoo.com>
To: tango-l at mit.edu
Sent: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 7:40 pm
Subject: [Tango-L] Weight of words






Keith Elshaw wrote;
<<<<<<If it keeps coming as if from on high, from
someone who demonstrably
doesn't know, expressed as infallible "truth," I'll be
back saying, B.S. If I may. With your kind indulgence.
                 :-)      k
<<<<<<<<
Yes, Keith, please call a rose a rose, and BS, well,
call it BS. No indulgence on my part required. The
recent spate of malarkey coming from the producer of
the "BS" has done him nor his community any good, and
probably made quite a few decide on something besides
tango on their next trip to Buffalo. And the videos
sure don't help, either.
And also yes; Joe Grohens was right on the money.
Regards,
Michael

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