[Tango-L] Labor Day Festival: a complaint

[robin tara]

Tom,
Sorry, but I heard there weren't any vendors. And later I heard that
CarrieWhipple had a few shoes. Of course I knew that Anne Leva was
there with her
clothes, as always

You may not emphasize vendors, and that's fine. Your festivals are
wonderful experiences and people have a great time dancing and
reconnecting with old friends. But there are a whole lot of people
coming to festivals who want the opportunity to touch, feel and try
some tango shoes for size. Back when there were a selection of
companies selling at festivals people could compare and make informed
decisions about what to buy.

 Many people don't have the opportunity to go to Buenos Aires for
shoes and wait for festivals so they can know for sure what they're
buying. I just think the organizers should recognize this and give
their customers what they want.

I think that if you polled your participants you would discover that
they really want to have a good selection of clothes and shoes to
choose from. Men as well as women.

Robin

On 9/2/08, Tom Stermitz <stermitz at tango.org> wrote:
>
>  On Sep 2, 2008, at 11:57 AM, robin tara wrote:
>
>  > Thanks, Nancy,
>
> >
>  > By the way, does anyone know why there weren't any shoe vendors in
>  > Albuquerque?
>  >
>
> > Robin Tara
>  > http://www.22tangoshoes.com
>
>
> Robin, you know this isn't true. In fact there were shoes and clothes
>  for sale. Not to mention, yoga in the morning and massage for your
>  aching feet. You also know that I've been happy to welcome you to my
>  festivals regularly. I know that you love to dance tango and get to
>  participate with everyone else.
>
>  However, I admit that I don't really emphasized vendors. With all due
>  respect to your business, my purpose is to honor the dancing and the
>  participants. Even the teachers at my festivals are not the big-name
>  show dancers, rather people who can entertain a large class and who
>  focus on social dancing. The only exhibition is a group social dance
>  honoring and presenting the teachers.
>
>  I do feel that the DJs deserve special recognition. They are the ones
>  who manage the social energy and keep you dancing for hours, even to
>  dawn.
>
>
>  Tom Stermitz
>  http://www.tango.org
>
>
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