[Tango-L] No place left to dance

[michael]

I felt very dejected last year at a small festival that had been my
favorite, (I still appreciate all the extraordinary effort that the
organizer puts into it)



My problem: I had to spend too much time and effort just keeping my
followers safe from some errant leaders apparently seeking attention.



I remember cutting one evening short because I just became too irritated
after having to present my back to two men who were speeding AGAINST the
line of dance, just to protect my partner.



I still treasure the shirt “Real Men Dance Close” that  I picked up the
first time I attended the festival; it just did not seem to fit anymore.



Michael



Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:37:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: RonTango <rontango at rocketmail.com>
Subject: [Tango-L] No place left to dance
To: tango-l at mit.edu
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----- Original Message ----
> From: Larry Richelli <larryrichy at yahoo.com>
> To: tango-l at mit.edu
> Sent: Mon, October 19, 2009 12:19:50 PM

> >Traditional
> tango dancers do not mind to have separated milongas, as most of them
> consider that Nuevo dancers disrupt their >dancing.
>

… It's beginning to look like there may no longer be any festivals in the US
where a tango milonguero dancer can find solitude away from the nuevo
invasion. It looks like we will have no other option than to go to Buenos
Aires to find milongas with a supportive social dancing atmosphere. That
wouldn't be bad if it weren't so far away.

Ron