Steve wrote: I find myseslf wondering, however, whether the cultural determination of > ratio of women to men dancing tango in Tokyo is so strong that if the > number of single men in Tokyo were to double while the number of single > women was held constant, would tango venues in Tokyo still see the current > ratio of approximately 3 women to 1 man. Might the ratio not change > toward 3:2? > Given that are sufficient similarities in overall culture between Denver > and Chicago, I think that any differences in the gender balance between > single men and women in the two cities could affect the gender balances of > tango in the two cities. Chicago has more single women than men. Denver > has more single men than women. > I think, the tango gender imbalance has very little to do with the rate of single men or women in Tokyo. People here do not go to tango to get their hands on a partner. They go because they want to dance, maybe have a glass of wine or two and then they go home to their wife or husband. Or they go to show off their fancy dresses, look good while dancing, get some exercise...One of the main attractions is the student's show. There is quite a number of people, esp. women that harly even go to milongas, they mainly spend their time attending classes and private lessons, in order to be able to show off at the students' show, mostly by dancing with the teacher they took the privadas from. I would say, the main attraction for many of the women here are not the (single or whatever) Japanese men but rather, the chance to dance with one or several of the Argentine teachers, teaching assistents and milonga hosts. The singles who are mainly after finding a partner do not go to tango, they dance Salsa.
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