[Tango-L] dancers with superior floor craft

[Lois Donnay]

Anybody who has danced in BA and been the least bit aware knows that the 
milongueros do this all the time. I first felt it happen while dancing in El 
Beso behind a couple who were volcada-crazy, then asked some men about it. 
They said "Sure! If someone doesn't know what they are doing, they are going 
to get herded off the floor!"

Lois Donnay
Minneapolis, MN

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From: <HBBOOGIE1 at aol.com>
To: <tango-l at mit.edu>

>A number of portenos told me that "when   CITA's in town, we stay away from
> the milongas". How sad is that!
>
> There is a simple solution to this endless discussion of  “them”  taking
> up
> too much floor space.
> Think about what you said  “avoid them and  give them exactly what they
> want
> …floor space” Why  would you give in to exactly  what they want?
>
> “We “ the traditional  dancers with superior floor craft  against “Them”
> the mediocre dancers  with very little floor craft and no regard  for
> anyone
> that gets in  their way. I think we would win this battle.
>
> What I've noticed is that  most of the "nuevos" have very little
> improvisational leading
> skills  so when they try to intimidate you with endless turns and high
> boleos, simply
> dance up close to them and I mean within inches and stay  there. They
> don't
> have the skill to get away from you because you're a better dancer. If
> they
> try going to the left you do a quick turn to the right and surround  them
> again. It’s so simple and it works, after a few seconds of you sticking
> to them like glue they get frustrated and either walk to the center of the
> floor or in most cases walk off the floor. This will encourage them to
> find a different venue where "They" can dance without interference from
> "Us"  the traditionalist.
>