[Tango-L] Colgadas milongueras & other non-entities

[RonTango]

It is possible to learn 'colgadas milongueras' and 'volcadas milongueras' in 
tango workshops. This would appear to be the kiss of legitimacy - after all, if 
it is taught at a tango festival, it must be real. The problem is this. The term 
'milonguera' implies that it is used by milongueros. Milongueros don't use 
colgadas and volcadas. Of course, someone will protest that they once heard 
someone say that some milonguero from the 1940s reportedly used volcadas and 
colgadas (sorry, no film available) when the reality is that he either had a 
bout of vertigo or had imbibed too much wine one evening. Or someone else will 
report that these movements are occurring all of the time at milongas in Buenos 
Aires but they are just so small they cannot be seen by the naked eye (in which 
case their existence, of course, cannot be disproven). Tango instructors will 
sell whatever tango students will buy. Next we will have (if we haven't already 
had) ganchos milongueros, soltadas milongueras, saltas milongueras .... 
whatever. 

 
Buyer beware.
 
Ron