[Tango-L] Dividing Tango

[Astrid]

Brick Robbins wrote:
> Running into people is
> not good FOR your partner, so of course good navigation is part of
> this focus.
>   
You forgot that it also annoys the other people you run into!
> In my experience, when a "Salon" couple strikes a dramatic, but
> obviously uncomfortable pose, many of my social tango friends are
> somewhat offended. They feel the same when a "Neuvo" couple is
> obviously showing off. I think this stems from the change of focus.
>   
It is not so much the change of focus but mainly, again, that they are 
not alone on the floor and again, instead of going with the flow, they 
are disrupting the line of dance with their posing and thus presenting a 
disturbance for the other dancers. Everybody wants to enjoy dancing with 
their partners and does not want to be thrown out of the mood by some 
couple bumping into them, extending legs into their path and such.