[Tango-L] Men's strategies

Huck Kennedy tempehuck at gmail.com
Fri Jun 17 15:25:28 EDT 2011


On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 8:51 PM, NANCY <ningle_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> As it happens, it is only milongueros who have arranged for the next
> tanda with me while dancing with another.  They do it by raising their
> eyebrows or winking or moving their index finger in a "next one"
> gesture as they pass by my table.

and

> They certainly do not stop at the table and negotiate a tanda unless
> both the man and his partner are very old friends and he would still
> wait to see what music will be played before he commits to a dance.

          Just a quick question, Nancy--since a milonguero is willing
to commit to the next tanda while still dancing, how can it be said
that he would never commit to a dance without hearing what music will
be played first?    This would seem to be a contradiction.

Huck




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