> From: [email protected]
> If you go to a milonga where the floor is crowded, you either dance in a
> compact way, small steps, walks, little turns, a few ochos or sit down till
> the crowd clears the floor (very late at night) and then you have more room
> to dance.
Yes, Sergio, in a perfect world, that's the way it would be. Unfortunately
another option is often exercised, that of dancing aggressively, fast, big
movements, carving out space by intimidation. If there were true community
consensus as to what was correct, small groups of dancers could "box out" and
restrict the movement of transgressors. And in BsAs, in the neighborhood clubs
less frequented by foreigners and unacculturated youngsters, that might still
work. But in today's world, where in any given city there are factions of
course who value and appreciate the LOD and respecting the space of other
dancers, there are also groups of dancers who seem to think only of themselves
and their enjoyment, and if they have to crowd out some slow-moving dancer to
maximize their personal fun, so be it.
J
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