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
Digital sign language in Argentina is different from that in the USA.
The index finger shown alone (with the other fingers flexed in the hand, the
dorsum towards the addressee the palm side towards the addresser and with an
upward motion, means the same as showing the middle finger in the
--- On Fri, 17/6/11, hbboog...@aol.com hbboog...@aol.com wrote:
...when a man dances he must 'PUT ALL THE MEAT ON
THE FIRE this means he must give all of his attention to
the music and the woman he has in his arms at the moment.
Any man, no matter what his name is disrespecting the woman
Very nice write-up Steve. And, just in case anyone is questioning Steve's
ability to remember all those details, I was sitting with him once or twice at
a milonga - he was taking copious notes after every tanda and still managed to
get the dances. Way to go Steve!
There are no rules that hold for everybody all the time.
So if you are any good you will be in the outer lane, close to the tables
Tete was obviously good, and could dance with whomever he wished.
Nonetheless, he often chose to dance in the middle and not on the outer
lane because of his
Andrew, I am not sure the woman initiates the process...what really
happens is that an old friend or desirous partner sees her on the floor
or at a table, he nods, she nods and then he invites her to the dance
after he finished the one he is currently dancing. Women who initiate
are very
Gordon, you are correct, but also you will see some of the worst
dancers in the middle too.beware..sherrie
-Original Message-
From: Gordon Erlebacher gerlebac...@fsu.edu
To: tango-l@mit.edu
Sent: Sat, Jun 18, 2011 1:06 pm
Subject: Re: [Tango-L] Men's strategies
There are no rules
Steve. it is so incredible how you guys give all this outpouring of
support and appreciation for what other men tell you, but pretty much
attack, deny and ignore what women tell you. It seems to me that Nancy
and I (although I do not know her) are pretty experienced in the realm
of dancing in
Hi Sherrie,
I don't think it was Steve that was contradicting you. I believe he only
shared his personal experiences. I am also surprised that yours and Nancy's
experiences are being pooh-poohed, as if with the hundreds of male dancers in
BsAs have only one way of asking a woman to dance and
Trini, absolutly, Steve was not a contradiction but a wonderful
exposition of his experiences, which to me, are quite valid...the
problem is the lack of affirmation of other non-argentine tangueros
towards us, non argentine tangueras, who have similarly valuable and
valid experiences. My
thanks Sergiofor the support and info, sherrie
-Original Message-
From: Sergio Vandekier sergiovandekier...@hotmail.com
To: Tango-L List
Sent: Sat, Jun 18, 2011 12:24 pm
Subject: [Tango-L] Digital language
Digital sign language in Argentina is different from that in the USA.
The
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