Thank you Ron. As a woman who strongly believes in the civility created by the use of the cabaceo, I was preparing quite the response to these issues, but you said it much more succinctly!
Terri --- Tango Society of Central Illinois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/4/07, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On top of that, women sit together and spend so much time talking they > > give the impression they would rather talk than dance. That's their > > prerogative after all, milonga means gathering. It's just difficult to > > figure out if they want to dance. Daniel Trenner once said it's rude to > > intrude on a woman talking with her friends because it puts her on the spot > > to decide to dance -- or abandon her friend(s) in mid-sentence. > > > > Michael > > Washington, DC > > I'd rather be dancing Argentine Tango > > > > A lot of these problems would be lessened if the cabeceo were used more > outside Buenos Aires. > > This prevents men from being embarrassed about approaching a woman and being > refused a dance. > > It protects women from the social obligation of dancing with someone who > asks you but with whom you do not want to dance. > > It allows women to invite men to dance. > > Ron > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:41 PM > > Subject: Re: [Tango-L] The Jungle and Women's Tricky Tricks > > > > > > I think what turns many guys off is not the music but the too many women > > who > > think they are too beautiful or too good to dance with one of the plain > > joes. > > The worst ones are the ones that turn a guy down claiming they are resting > > and > > then instantly pop up and start dancing with a younger or better looking > > guy. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tango-L mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Tango-L mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
