[Tango-L] Gringos in BsAs milongas

[Pat Petronio]

I for one hope that the culture of
> traditional milongas lingers and regains its strength. I sit on a plane 
> for
> 16 hours and spend thousands of dollars every year to experience their way
> of doing things, not to change them. Why would we want to export our 
> barren
> Western culture to anyone?
> However I do agree with Brick that there's no "one true way to do tango" 
> but
> simply in my opinion, the Porteno way and the rest.

In response to Anton's post, I feel the need to add that there are many 
people who travel to experience and perhaps try to immerse themselves in 
another culture.  Then there are others who travel and seem to find comfort 
in the familiar.

Like Anton, I prefer to use my hard-earned travel time and dollars to 
experience the rich culture of Buenos Aires milongas and the generous 
portenos who truly welcome & respect the gringos who embrace the traditional 
milonga etiquette.


Patricia Petronio
Tango Salón Adelaide
www.tangosalonadelaide.blogspot.com