[Tango-L] Cabeceo

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I applaud you for trying to implement the   traditional cabeceo into a 
North 
American milonga however I feel you  are  fighting a losing battle. Even in 
Buenos Aires it’s hard to find a  milonga where  the cabeceo is strictly 
observed. 
I think you would  need to collaborate with  the organizer on lighting and 
seating. The  lights need to be bright enough to  see across the room and 
the 
real  challenge would be the seating. Ladies on one  side men on the other  
side and couples seated at one end of the dance floor.  

In  Argentina if you’re not porteno and you don’t adhere to the cabeceo  
it  
doesn’t make you a bad dancer but most likely you’ll be dancing with other 
 
tourist. Most Argentine women will refuse a dance if not asked  properly  
(cabeceo). Not much socializing going on either and you are  ignored unless 
 
someone introduces you. Yes there are lots of Tango  rules and to some 
these  
rules might seem silly but not to Portenos.  

In a message dated  10/13/2010 3:57:20 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
gyepi at hps.elte.hu  writes:
Hi all,

Q: Do  people here  have experience about instituting the cabeceo to  tango
communities  where it is practically nonexistent? Any strategies that  
work?