Tom, Sorry, but I heard there weren't any vendors. And later I heard that CarrieWhipple had a few shoes. Of course I knew that Anne Leva was there with her clothes, as always
You may not emphasize vendors, and that's fine. Your festivals are wonderful experiences and people have a great time dancing and reconnecting with old friends. But there are a whole lot of people coming to festivals who want the opportunity to touch, feel and try some tango shoes for size. Back when there were a selection of companies selling at festivals people could compare and make informed decisions about what to buy. Many people don't have the opportunity to go to Buenos Aires for shoes and wait for festivals so they can know for sure what they're buying. I just think the organizers should recognize this and give their customers what they want. I think that if you polled your participants you would discover that they really want to have a good selection of clothes and shoes to choose from. Men as well as women. Robin On 9/2/08, Tom Stermitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 2, 2008, at 11:57 AM, robin tara wrote: > > > Thanks, Nancy, > > > > > By the way, does anyone know why there weren't any shoe vendors in > > Albuquerque? > > > > > Robin Tara > > http://www.22tangoshoes.com > > > Robin, you know this isn't true. In fact there were shoes and clothes > for sale. Not to mention, yoga in the morning and massage for your > aching feet. You also know that I've been happy to welcome you to my > festivals regularly. I know that you love to dance tango and get to > participate with everyone else. > > However, I admit that I don't really emphasized vendors. With all due > respect to your business, my purpose is to honor the dancing and the > participants. Even the teachers at my festivals are not the big-name > show dancers, rather people who can entertain a large class and who > focus on social dancing. The only exhibition is a group social dance > honoring and presenting the teachers. > > I do feel that the DJs deserve special recognition. They are the ones > who manage the social energy and keep you dancing for hours, even to > dawn. > > > Tom Stermitz > http://www.tango.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Tango-L mailing list > Tango-L@mit.edu > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l > _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list Tango-L@mit.edu http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l