At 01:29 PM 7/19/2008, Tango Society of Central Illinois wrote: >In tango, the man leads and the woman follows. .... >At least that is tango argentino, as danced socially in the milongas >of Buenos Aires. It reflects the gender roles in Argentine society,.....
I agree for many places in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I'm not an Argentine. I do not live in Buenos Aires. I live in New York City and believe in gender equality. I'll dance Argentine Tango my way -- as either a leader or a follower regardless of biological gender -- with flexible gander roles. The way some Argentines do as described by you: >...La Marshall, which are usually advertised as gay milongas, whereas in >fact they are really better described as 'gay friendly' or 'gender >alternative' because not all people who attend are homosexual and >indeed it is in these milongas where gender roles are flexible. You can dance it your way, but I believe your above statement indicates you are wrong to insist your way is the only correct way -- that the man leads and the woman follows. So, if I want to, I'll dance Argentine Tango the way Argentines do at La Marshall -- gender roles flexible. Safe ganchos. Step away from the mushrooms! Marty E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (5.5.1.322) Database version: 5.10290e http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor/ _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
