[Tango-L] Report from Buenos Aires #5

[Jack Dylan]

Michael is certainly a brave [foolhardy?] American to make his 
first trip to Buenos Aires and then criticise the way Argentines 
dance Tango. Kinda reminds me of an American who visited 
Europe and criticised Soccer for being disorganised and chaotic 
because the teams didn't stop and regroup every few seconds 
they way they do in American Football.

There's no doubt that the Argentines dance Tango very differently 
to the visitors. The question is, can you adapt, learn and enjoy 
the milongas the Argentine way or become disgruntled because 
'they don't do things the way we do them back home'.

And I don't recall anyone saying that dancing Tango in Buenos 
Aires would be easy for a first-time visitor.
Jack



> From: Michael <tangomaniac at cavtel.net>
> 
> Down here, in the home of tango, it´s terrible. There´s a perimeter
> and then there´s the inside, I call the VORTEX, where powerful forces
> pull dancers all over the floor. People dance clockwise and diagonally
> across the vortex.
> 
> The Argentines could find the line of dance if you gave them a map,
> compass, radar, and GPS!!
> 
> In the States, Americans are off to the races when the music begins.
> It´s rare you see a couple talking instead of dancing. 
> 
> Another problem is Argentine leaders can´t do spot turns to lead
> molinetes.The man moves over to the next lane and the woman slams into
> anybody who in the way. For me, I can´t tell is the man is going to
> try to return to his spot in front of me.
> 
> I hope the Argentines drive better on one-way streets than they
> navigate on the dance floor.
>