[Tango-L] tango rejection

[Nina Pesochinsky]

Cabeceo works even from 3 feet away.  Even in the dark.  The fewer 
words the better.

What happened with people's manners?!  Why is it that we all knew 
over a decade ago that if you turn someone down for a tanda in an 
obvious way, you do not dance that tanda?!

I think that the manners went to hell because Daniel Trenner stopped 
travelling and teaching all over the United States.  He taught the 
most proper codes of conduct, so that when foreigners came to dance 
in Buenos Aires, they would know how to behave appropriately.

Nina



At 01:03 PM 9/30/2008, Nussbaum, Martin wrote:

>I guess I am a luddite, i use the cabaceo whenever possible, hoping to
>spread this wonderful custom.  Occasionally I will resort to verbal
>invite, and usually regret it. When a woman rejects my invite  with a
>one word no or shake of her head, but within 5 seconds leaps up to dance
>with the latest argentine long-haired poor- postured neo- tango import
>on sale,  I will ask her again as soon as the following two conditions
>occur:   pigs fly,  and hell freezes over.  One of those is
>insufficient; if both of those conditions occur,  I will gladly ask her
>again.
>
>Use the cabaceo. It works. ( If you can see it.)
>
>
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