[Tango-L] Fw: Social-ethical behaviours and protocols

2010-08-15 Thread Ruben Malan
[Tango-L] Social-ethical behaviors and protocols From Nicetune: Recently, I went to a milonga with my ex-girlfriend, (an experienced milonguera) in a city in mid Florida. We both knew most of the other dancers and they were familiar with us and our close relationship except for few (3 or

Re: [Tango-L] Fw: Social-ethical behaviours and protocols

2010-08-15 Thread Trini y Sean (PATangoS)
Oh, come on. Chasing the opposite sex is what gave popularity to the tango in the first place. I seriously doubt that the first milongueros were thinking about art as they were practicing with each other. I asked a man the other night what got him into tango (I had assumed it was through

[Tango-L] Fw: Social-ethical behaviours and protocols

2010-08-11 Thread Ruben Malan
A friend of mine who was dancing at Por Lo de Celia Milonga in Bs.As. asked what the rules were regarding dancing multiple tandas with the same woman. Mimi Santapá, a well known local tango instructor said: as far as the man goes, there are no rules. It is the woman's responsibility not to