[Tango-L] How do you decide who to dance with?

[Noughts]

I always dance with my partner first and last - if that is possible.
If I have to excuse myself to freshen up at either end of the night
and miss either the first or last, c'est la vie.

However like others, then I love to dance my "warm up" tanda's with
people I know who are forgiving and kind to me and allow me to get the
kinks out so to speak.

Then, depending upon the music as to whom I dance with - I rarely
dance a milonga with anyone but an experienced dancer and one that I
have shared time with doing tango first.  Milonga has so little
reaction time for the follower that you want to know that the partner
can keep up with change of pace, syncopation and quick changes of
direction first.  Vals I dance with either beginnners, or advanced and
Tango with all.  Nuevo (if you want to label) with more advanced, but
not only.

As for the order, whomever is available, but sometimes, I like to
watch too... sometimes people forget that this is also a chance for
men, women and kids if they are dancing or there, that we all like to
watch and see how everyone else is going.

I don't care about age, weight, race or religion - love to dance with
people that connect, the reason we are there ;-)

Damian


PS - I'll dance with men too, if we run short but hey, isn't that how
we improve?  :-)